Miss World 2000 Prianka Chopra
Miss India Wins Miss World Pageant
Miss India, paying tribute to Mother Teresa as the woman she most
admired, was crowned Miss World on Thursday - the second
consecutive year India has carried off the title. Priyanka Chopra, 18,
was chosen from among 95 contestants who posed in evening gowns
on a chilly night at London's Millennium Dome.
In second place was 18-year-old Giorgia Palmas from Italy. Third was
20-year-old Yuksel Ak from Turkey.
The tall and slender Chopra said she would use her success as "a
platform to influence people's thoughts, minds and actions." She won
$100,000 in prize money.
Mother Teresa, she said, was someone "I admire from the bottom of
my heart for being so considerate, passionate and kind ... giving up
her life to put smiles on people's faces."
Yukta Mookhey of India was last year's winner.
At the semifinal stage, when only 10 contestants remained, Miss India
said she didn't feel any tension.
"I work best under pressure," she said.
She was clearly the audience's favorite, raucously cheered whenever
she stepped on stage and took the microphone.
The panel of judges, including Hot Chocolate lead singer Errol
Brown, had said it was not only looking for beauty - but also women
who "speak on behalf of humanity and charity."
The event was without protests. About 200 members of the National
Union of Students Women's Campaign heckled people as they entered
its south London venue.
Biography
Priyanka Chopra was born on 18th July 1982 to the family of
Capt. Dr. Ashok Chopra & Dr. Madhu Chopra, an event that
transformed the life of every one around her. She started her
Education from La Martiniere Girls College in Lucknow as a
resident student, A short stay at Maria Goretti College in
Bareilly prepared her for further studies in the USA. Having
completed class 10th from Boston USA she decided to
become a software Engineer or a Criminal Psychologist.
Suddenly life took change with the Femina Miss India contest,
which she won with aplomb.
Real Name : Priyanka Chopra
Nick Name : Sunshine & Mimi
Occupation : Model
Date of Birth : 18th July 1982
Favourites :
Food = Dish Lasagna, Makki roti and sarson kasaag ( Indian
Food )
Book = Author Shakespeare's Romeo Juliet and Sidney
Sheldon's - Tell me your Dreams
Magazine = Femina and Readers Digest
Movie = Pretty Woman, Walk in the Clouds
Movie Star = Mel Gibson, kishore kumar
Song / MusicVideo = Careless Whispers, I will always love
you....