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Miss World 1994. E! Miss World 1994, the 44th edition of the Miss World pageant, was held on 19 November 1994 and marked the third consecutive staging of Miss World in Sun City, South Africa. [2] 87 contestants from around the world competed for the title. Lisa Hanna of Jamaica crowned her successor Aishwarya Rai of India at the end of the event.
India won its first Big Four title when Reita Faria from India bagged the Miss World 1966 title, becoming the first Asian to win Miss World. [1] In 1994, Sushmita Sen won Miss Universe 1994, becoming the country's first ever Miss Universe titleholder. [2] Later that year, Aishwarya Rai added to the winning streak, picking up the Miss World 1994 title. [3]
Aishwarya Rai Bachchan ( pronounced [ɛːʃʋəɾjᵊ ɾɑːj ˈbətːʃən]; née Rai; born 1 November 1973) is an Indian actress who is primarily known for her work in Hindi and Tamil films. Rai won the Miss World 1994 pageant and later established herself as one of the most-popular and influential celebrities in India.
For the Miss World runners-up and finalists, see List of Miss World runners-up and finalists.
Aishwarya Rai Bachchan is an Indian actress and former model. [1] [2] Rai was the first runner-up at Femina Miss India in 1994 who also represented and won the Miss World 1994, as the winner of the Femina Miss India Sushmita Sen represented at Miss Universe 1994 and was crowned earlier that year. [3] [4] She is the recipient of over 145 accolades. In 2009, she was awarded a Padma Shri for her ...
Later that year, Aishwarya Rai added to India's winning streak by becoming Miss World 1994, making the country the last in the twentieth century to win both Miss Universe and Miss World in the same year.
Miss World is the oldest existing international beauty pageant. It was created in the United Kingdom by Eric Morley in 1951. [1] [2] Since his death in 2000, Morley's widow, Julia Morley, has co-chaired the pageant. [3] [4] Along with Miss Universe, Miss International, and Miss Earth, it is one of the Big Four beauty pageants.
Reita Faria Powell [1] ( née Faria; born 23 August 1943) [2] is an Indian physician, former model and the winner of Miss World 1966 pageant. She is the first Miss World winner to be qualified as a medical doctor.