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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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Yash says Ravana in Ramayana must connect with Western viewers as film eyes global audience

Highlights

  • Yash says he humanised Ravana to help global audiences relate to the character.
  • Asura designs in the first glimpse drew criticism for looking too Western-inspired.
  • Producer Namit Malhotra compares the film's tone to Lord of the Rings and Gladiator.
Yash, who plays the demon king Ravana in Nitesh Tiwari's Ramayana, says his portrayal was shaped by one clear goal: making the character relatable beyond Indian audiences.
Speaking at CinemaCon in Las Vegas this week, where the film was presented alongside major Hollywood releases, the actor said he worked to strip away the purely mythological reading of the role.

"I have tried to internalise the whole essence of Ravana and tried to make him as human as possible at times," Yash told Reuters.

"It is important for people to relate to him, and since we have global ambitions, we need to make it familiar to a Western audience as well."

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