In Bollywood, we have witnessed major beauty pageants being the golden entry ticket in Bollywood as a leading actress. Some beauty pageant winners made a mark on audiences’ hearts while some failed to make it big in the industry. The list of Bollywood actresses who were crowned with leading beauty pageant titles before taking acting as a full-time career is quite surprising. Here we bring you the list of the top 10 leading Bollywood actresses who won major beauty pageants before taking up acting:
1. Zeenat Aman: Winner of Miss India Pacific, Bollywood actress Zeenat Aman garnered a lot of applauds and appreciation for her bold looks and miraculous dancing moves, and still is one of the beauty queens of yesteryear movies. She made her mark with movies like Yaadon Ki Baarat and Satyam Shivam Sundaram.
2. Juhi Chawla: Before making an entry into the Bollywood industry with Aamir Khan’s ‘Qayamat se Qayamat Tak’ Juhi Chawla won the title of Miss India in 1984 and after that, she left no stone unturned to establish herself as an A-lister movie actress.
3. Meenakshi Seshadri: Many of you will be amazed after knowing that Meenakshi Seshadri was crowned as Miss India in 1981 at the age of 17. She was known for her mind-blowing acting in movies like ‘Damini’, ‘Ghatak’ among many others before she left the industry.
4. Aishwarya Rai Bachchan: No denying Aishwarya is still making many hearts skip a beat with her magical beauty. She won the miss world crown in 1994 and post that she didn’t only rocked the Bollywood industry but also become the first Bollywood actress to make it to the Hollywood.
5. Sushmita Sen: After winning the Miss India competition, Sushmita Sen wen to represent India with Aishwarya Rai Bachchan in Miss Universe contest. While Aishwarya made India proud by winning Miss World title, Sushmita was crowned with Miss Universe title.
6. Priyanka Chopra: The perfect example of beauty with brain, Priyanka Chopra garnered the Miss World title in 2000 and rest is industry. She is one of the successful actress of Bollywood, who doesn’t just received applaudes nationally but also established herself internationally.
7. Lara Dutta: The ‘Partner’ actress is Miss Universe 2000. After trying her hands in modelling and ads, Lara Dutta made her debut with Andaaz.
8. Neha Dhupia: Crowned as feminine Miss India 2002, Neha Dhupia delivered some classic movies like ‘Qayamat’ and ‘Juliet’, but failed to impress the audience. Currently she has been hosting a show on radio.
9. Dia Mirza: This Bollywood diva actually won Miss Asia Pacific in 2000 and made her debut with her superhit ‘Rehna Hai Terre Dil Men’ in 2001. She did not last much in the industry but is a frequent face in the fashion industry.
10. Jacqueline Fernandes: Jacqueline is Miss Sri Lanka Universe 2006 holder and is currently going through her career highs with ‘Bachchan Pandey’ almost on the verge of release.
