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5 most hardworking pageant winners of India

Aishwarya Rai

Aishwarya was Miss World in 1994, after entering Miss India pageant, finishing in the second place. After winning the title she went to work for beauty with purpose role helping out the underprivileged children. In 2009 she became the Goodwill Ambassador of Smile Train, which provides free cleft lip and palate surgery to children in need, which focuses on 77 countries worldwide. She is also an ambassador for UNAIDS. In 2014, Aishwarya was awarded with Lifetime Beauty with Purpose Award for her constant hard work for over twenty years.


Priyanka Chopra

Priyanka was the last winner of India for Miss World until 2017. She’s been working with UNICEF since 2006 and in 2010 she became the goodwill ambassador for UNICEF child rights. In 2017, Priyanka was awarded with Mother Teresa Memorial Award for Social Justice for her input towards social causes.

Sushmita Sen

Sushmita is the first Indian to win Miss Universe in 1994. Sushmita was also awarded with Mother Teresa Memorial Award for Social Justice in 2013 for her contribution towards of social work.

Dia Mirza

Dia won the title of Miss Asia Pacific 2000 after 27 years since an Indian won the title. She’s been involved with Cancer Patients Aid Association and Spastics Society of India. She is also part of the board of the Coca-Cola foundation that works for rural parts of India. She’s an ambassador for Save The Children India. In 2017, on World Environment Day, she was appointed as the brand ambassador for Wildlife Trust of India.

Lara Dutta

Lara is the winner of Miss Universe 2000. She was not only just crowned Miss Universe but also the one who scored the highest marks in the history of beauty pageant contest, scoring 9.99 by almost all judges. There has been no contestant from India won Miss Universe yet. In 2001, she was selected as the UNFPA Goodwill Ambassador.

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The move followed what Brooklyn considered to be a series of hostile briefings about his wife

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Brooklyn Beckham told parents to contact him only through lawyers amid family rift

Highlights

  • Brooklyn Beckham requested that David and Victoria Beckham contact him only via lawyers during a period of strained relations
  • Legal letters were exchanged, though no formal action was taken
  • The request followed what Brooklyn viewed as damaging briefings about his wife, Nicola Peltz Beckham
  • Both sides are said to be hoping for reconciliation, despite ongoing hurt

A breakdown that moved beyond private disagreement

Relations within the Beckham family deteriorated sharply last summer, reaching a point where Brooklyn Beckham asked his parents to communicate with him only through legal representatives. The request marked one of the most serious moments in an already strained relationship between the eldest Beckham son and his parents.

Sources say the instruction led to an exchange of letters between legal teams at Schillings, representing Brooklyn, and Harbottle & Lewis, who act for David and Victoria Beckham. While no legal proceedings were initiated, the correspondence made clear that Brooklyn did not want direct contact or public references to him from his parents, including on social media.

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