Rachita Kumar
 Miss
India 1981
She had always considered herself a good model. But ultimatelty
winning the title of a beauty queen came as a pleasant surprise. Soon
after the contest she married and has a new horoscopic name - Nandini
Thackersey. Some years later she encouraged her sister Suchita to
enter the contest. Today she leads a happy life looking after her
sister's children.
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Pamela Singh
 Miss
India 1982
The bone structure caught every ones eye even then. Our Miss India'
82, however went on to attract more notoriety than fame. Now she's
a serious photo-journalist and keeps as low a profile as someone with
her looks can.
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Rekha Hande
 Miss
India 1983
She was truly a beauty queen with merits to prove it. Winner of Miss
Garden City, Spring Queen, Ponds Queen, May Queen, Aero Princess,
Giants Queen and Eve's Weekly first runner-up. It did not come as
a big surprise to her when she won the Miss India Pageant. However,
Rekha did not pursue this glamorous field. She is married to a doctor
in the US and has two sons. She is also involved in the work of a
number of charity organisations.
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Juhi Chawla
 Miss
India 1984
She went on to become a well- known model and probably the most successful
model-turned-actress of all (till now). She proved that mannequins
could act (well) too. She got married to millionnaire Jay Mehta in
1996 but kept it a closely guarded secret. The enterprising lady has
now started a film production company with actor Shah Rukh Khan and
director Aziz Mirza as partners.
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Sonu Walia
 Miss
India 1985
A psychology graduate and a serious student of journalism, Sonu Walia
took up modeling before she entered the Ms India contest. After winning
the title, she embarked on a career in film acting and won the best
supporting actress award in her very first film .
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Mehr Jessia
 Miss
India 1986
Perhaps one of the most popular models in India, Mehr took up modeling
only after winning the contest. Today she manages a successful model
management agency in partnership with Vijay Mallaya, India's liquor
baron. She retired from modeling, married Arjun Ramphal, a top model
himself, and is happy consulting young aspirants about the glitterati
world.
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Priyadarshini Pradhan
 Miss
India 1987
If it had not been winning the title at the contest, Priyadarshini
would have been a talented architect. However, she chose modeling
over architecture. She took a sabbatical and settled in Kuwait. In
1996 she was offered to do a fashion show by Hemant Trivedi and offers
haven't stopped since then.
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Dolly Minhas
 Miss
India 1988
Winning the contest wasa matter of chance for this light-eyed beauty
from a small town of Chandigarh. Soon after winning the contest she
opted for acting career. Today she acts in Kannada movies and TV serials.
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Suzanne Sablok
 Miss
India 1989/90
She created ripples at the Miss Universe contest by being the only
contestant who had not entered the swimsuit round. She even reached
the semi- finals of the contest. After the pageant she took up modeling.
At the peak of her career, she gave it up for marital bliss.
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