Rai appeared on such shows as "Late Show with David Letterman", and was the first Bollywood personality to appear on "Oprah's" "Women Across the Globe" segment. In 2005 Harpers and Queen's list of "Most Beautiful Women in The World" ranked her ninth. In May 2006, Rai was featured in "People Magazine" as one of the "World's Most Beautiful People". The UK magazine "Eastern Eye" ranked her third in the list of "Asia's Sexiest Women" in 2006, and she was ranked eighth in 2009. In 2008, American television channel E!: Entertainment listed Rai's eyes as the sexiest on their Sexiest Body Parts list. In 2009, she made appearances on Martha Stewart's show "Martha" and on "The Tyra Banks Show". In the same year "Forbes" listed Rai at 387th out of 1,411 actors on their list of the most bankable stars in Hollywood. She is the highest-ranked Indian actor on the list.