From Zeenat Aman to Dia Mirza: Beauty pageant winners who turned into Bollywood actors

Beauty pageant winners who have entered the world of Bollywood after receiving their title. Read ahead to take a look.

Written By Pooja Dhar Mumbai Published: March 31, 2021 01:55 pm

There have been many queens over the years, who have gone ahead an extra mile only to become a contestant in one of the most prestigious beauty pageants in the world, making the nation proud by bringing the crown home. These beauty pageants are won by a handful of gorgeous women who never fail to inspire millions of girls by making a mark of their own. Many of these beauty pageant winners think about where their life is headed after winning this prestigious title and decide to make a career in Bollywood. From decades ago, the most convenient option of making a successful career after winning a beauty pageant is to join the Hindi movie industry, making the entire nation their fan. These pageant winners turn actors never fail to entertain and impress the audience with their good looks and great talent. Some of these queens even go-ahead to become one of India’s most loved artists who works on the big screen. Here are the names of some of the very popular beauty pageant winners who have made a very successful career in Bollywood after winning the prestigious title. Read ahead to take a look at their names and pictures.

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Zeenat Aman is the first Indian to win the Miss Asia Pacific title in 1970 after which she went ahead to work in Bollywood movies.

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Juhi Chawla won the Miss India Universe title in 1984 after which at the very young age of only 17 years old, she got into the world of acting.

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Aishwarya Rai Bachchan has the title of being Miss World 1994 after which the blue-eyed beauty went ahead to rule the Bollywood industry.

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Sushmita Sen won the title of Miss Universe 1994 and then she went ahead to join the acting industry, primarily working in Bollywood movies but she has also appeared in Bengali and Tamil language movies.

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Lara Dutta Bhupathi has the title of being the Miss Intercontinental in 1997 and Miss Universe in 2000, after which she went ahead to do modeling for a couple of years, eventually joining Bollywood.

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Priyanka Chopra Jonas is the winner of Miss World 2000 after which the multi-talented artist has gone ahead to win the hearts from all over the world, becoming one of the highest-paid actors, most popular celebrities, and also winning a National Film Award.

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Neha Dhupia has the title of being the Femina Miss India 2000 after which she made her Bollywood debut in 2003.

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Dia Mirza is the winner of Miss Asia Pacific 2000 who went ahead to become a very successful Bollywood actor, producer, and social worker.

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