aishwarya rai was the first indian woman to win the miss world title in 1966.
aishwarya rai was the first indian woman to win the miss world title in 1966.
first indian woman to win the miss world title in 1966?
aishwarya rai
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reita faria powell (born 23 august 1943) born to goan parents in british bombay (now mumbai) is an indian model, doctor and beauty pageant titleholder who won the miss world title in the year 1966, making her the first asian woman to win the event. she is also the first miss world winner to qualify as a doctor.









































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faria was born in goa. after winning the miss mumbai crown, she won the "eve's weekly miss india" contest (not to be confused with the femina miss india 1966 competition, won by yasmin daji).
reita faria
during the mid 1950s miss universe organisation sent delegates through the miss usa system to compete at miss world (1953–57). alfred patricelli of bridgeport, connecticut, was the executive director of the miss world usa during its existence from 1958 to 1977. from 1958 to 1961, the winner of miss united states competed at miss world. then from 1962 to 1966 alfred patricelli organized the miss usa world pageant annually. in 1967, the pageant was renamed miss world usa and was held every year until 1977. during this time, miss world usa 1969 gail renshaw was the first person to resign from the title of "miss world usa" after competing in miss world 1969 in order to get married. also in 1973, marjorie wallace won the miss world title and became the first american woman to win the miss world title. between 1978 through 1980, bbs productions, inc., based in new york city, was given the franchise for the miss world pageant where griff o'neil was the organizer, during this time the pageant was named "miss world america".
united states representatives at miss world