Mar 22, 2024, 04:18 PM IST

7 forgotten beauty queens-turned-Bollywood actresses

Riya Sharma

Bollywood divas like Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, Priyanka Chopra, Sushmita Sen, and others won the beauty pageants and also made their mark in Bollywood

Here's a look at some of the forgotten beauty queen-turned-Bollywood actresses

Tanushree Dutta was the winner of Miss India Universe in 2004, who made her Bollywood debut in Aashiq Banaya Aapne

Swaroop Sampat won Miss India in 1979 and appeared in films like Himmatwala, Karishma and more

Sonu Walia won Miss India in 1985 and later gave award winning performance in Khoon Bhari Maang

Kalpana Iyer won Femina Miss India World in 1978 and later appeared in movies like Anjaam, Hum Saath Saath Hain

Prema Narayan won Miss India in 1971, and later she appeared in movies like Umrao Jaan, Amanush and more

Pooja Chopra won Femina Miss India World in 2009 and made her debut with Commando: A One Man Army

Sarah Jane Dias won Miss India in 2007. She has worked in MS Dhoni: The Untold Story

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