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serenity and calm shone throughout the pageant. The 5'11''
tall brunette from
India, took London's Olympia theatre by storm in 1999. The
year she was crowned Miss World. Ecstatic Yukta Mookhey
told the media after winning the crown,``It is the best
day of my life because I had this as a beautiful dream as
a child and now it's come true...'' The Miss World title
carries an award of nearly $100,000, a year of travel around
the world and many more responsibilities. The title-holder
is expected to work towards raising funds for underprivileged
children and for social causes.
Yukta was chosen
for the Miss World title from among 94 other hopefuls. She
impressed the judges with her simple replies to their queries.
When asked whom she would like to emulate as a role model,
she replied that she would like to be born as Hollywood
actress, Audrey Hepburn, whom she admired for her "inner
beauty, compassion and great aura." She told the judges
that Thai food was her favourite and that she would love
to go to France because, "It's a country of models and that's
the place where I would like to be."
The twenty-year-old girl from Mumbai, was studying zoology
at Kelkar college, prior to winning the crown. She has also
studied classical music for three years. She loves the media
and plans to take up higher studies in communication. But
today, though she's being rather secretive about it, it's
a well-known fact that she has signed Hindi films. And we
hope this is the beginning of a very promising career for
her !
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