Top 15 beauty queens who turned actresses

Aishwarya Rai was only 21 years old, when she competed and won Miss World 1994. She also won many titles alongside the Miss world 1994 title, Miss Photogenic and Miss World Continental Queen of Beauty- Asia and Oceania. She is well known for her phenomenal roles in Dhoom2, Mohabbatein, Devdas, Jodha Akbar.

Zeenat Khan also known as Zeenat Aman, represented India in Miss Asia Pacific 1970 and won the crown with full pride and honor of our country, becoming the first Indian woman to do so at just 19 years of age. She made her debut film- The Evil Within and got major success after her debut film in Bollywood.

Juhi Chawla participated in Miss India 1984 and with her phenomenal performance throughout the competition, became the winner. She also went further to represent India in Miss Universe 1984 and also won the Best in National Costume Award. The next thing was that she stepped in Bollywood in 1986.

Sushmita Sen won the Femina Miss India 1994 at the age of just 19 years. After wining this, she got herself a golden opportunity to represent India in Miss Universe 1994. She was the first Indian woman to bring home this title with pride and honor. In 1996, she stepped into Bollywood, then she has starred in many hit blockbusters film.

Priyanka Chopra made her debut in pageantry at the young age of 17 years. She was places second in Femina Miss India 2000, which allowed her to represent India in Miss World 2000 and she marked a glorious victory at the International level. Three years after, she stepped into Bollywood.

Lara Dutta won the prestigious crown of Miss Universe 2000 and became the second Miss universe winner from India at just 22 years of age. Three years after her magnificent victory, she made her debut in Bollywood and starred in a lot of successful films like No entry, Bhagam Bhag, Housefull etc.

Día Mirza participated in Femina Miss India 2000 and became the second runner up and titled as the Miss Asia Pacific India 2000 at just 19 years of age. She made her debut in Bollywood in 2001 and be seen in many Blockbuster movies. Also, she was honored with one of the most prestigious acting awards- Dadasaheb Phalke Award Best Actress for Kaafir in 2020.

Celina Jaitley won the crown of Femina Miss India 2001 and then represented India in Miss Universe 2001, and become 4^th runners up. She made her debut in Bollywood in 2003. She is also a strong supporter of PETA since 2005.

Neha Dhupia won the Miss India 2002 title and went further to represent India in Miss Universe 2002 where she was competing with Top 10 finalists. She made her Bollywood debut in 2003 and be known by her stunning performances in various films like- Chup Chup Ke, Garam Masala etc.

Tanushree Dutta was 20 years old when she competed in and won the crown of Miss India 2004. She later on went to represent India in Miss Universe 2004 and was placed in the top 10 finalists. Dutta made her acting debut in 2005. She quit acting in 2010 and is now a model and activist.