A Tribute to Miss India – Pride of India – a rare collector’s item

By Persis Khambatta

PRIDE OF INDIA

1997

Rare MISS INDIA MAGAZINE!

227 PAGES IN HARDCOVER – A Collector’s Delight!

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There are few white stains on the back cover page.

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THIS BOOK “A TRIBUTE TO MISS INDIA – PRIDE OF MISS INDIA” HAS BEEN PENNED BY NONE OTHER THAN ‘PERSIS KHAMBATTA’ – MISS INDIA 1965 AND MISS UNIVERSE PARTICIPANT

 

THIS BOOK ATTEMPTS TO HIGHLIGHT THE MISS INDIAS, THEIR ACHIEVEMENTS AND STRUGGLES!!!

 

THE BOOK INCLUDES 2 – 4 PAGES ON EACH OF THE MISS INDIAS SO FAR…… IT INCLUDES ARTICLES ON THE FOLLOWING BEAUTIES:

 

THE EARLY YEARS

 

PRAMILA – MISS INDIA 1947 (PRESS AWARD)

 

NUTAN (BAHL) – MISS MUSSORIE 1952

 

PEACE KANWAL – KARDAR-KOLYNOS PAGEANT WINNER 1953

 

JONA PINTO – MISS INDIA 1959 / MISS INTERNATIONAL FIRST RUNNER UP

 

THE SIXTIES

 

MEHER MISTRY (CASTELINO) – MISS INDIA 1964 / MISS UNIVERSE PARTICIPANT

 

PERSIS KHAMBATTA – MISS INDIA 1965 / MISS UNIVERSE PARTICIPANT

 

YASMIN DAJI (NANAVATI) – MISS INDIA 1966 / MISS UNIVERSE 3^RD RUNNER UP

 

DR. REITA FARIA (POWELL) – MISS INDIA 1966 (EVES WEEKLY) / MISS WORLD WINNER

 

NAYYARA MIRZA (NALINI PATEL) – MISS INDIA 1967 / MISS UNIVERSE PARTICIPANT

 

NADI JAHAN (NANDINI KAMDAR) – INDIAN PRINCESS 1967 / PACIFIC QUEEN PARTICIPANT

 

ANJUM MUMTAZ BAIG (CHOWDHRY) – MISS INDIA 1968 / MISS UNIVERSE PARTCIPANT

 

POONAM CHANDIRAMANI (SINHA) – MISS YOUNG INDIA 1968 (EVES WEEKLY)

 

KAVITA BHAMBANI (SINGH) – MISS INDIA 1969 / MISS UNIVERSE PARTICIPANT

 

TASNEEM FAKIR MOHAMMED – MISS INDIA RUNNER UP 1969 / MISS ASIA PARTICIPANT

 

NIGHAT FAKIR MOHAMMED – MISS INDIA 1969 (EVE’S WEEKLY)

 

WENDY LESLIE PEREIRA (VAZ) – MISS INDIA RUNNER UP 1969 (EVE’S WEEKLY) / MISS INTERNATIONAL DELEGATE

 

THE SEVENTIES

 

VEENA SAJNANI – MISS INDIA 1970 / MISS UNIVERSE PARTICIPANT

 

ZEENAT AMAN (KHAN) – FEMINA PRINCESS 1970 / MISS ASIA WINNER

 

VANI GANAPATI – TEEN PRINCESS 1970 / INTERNATIONAL TEEN PRINCESS PARTICIPANT

 

RAJ GILL (KANWAR) – MISS INDIA 1971 / MISS UNIVERSE PARTICIPANT

 

PREMA NARAYAN (KUMAR) – MISS WORLD DELEGATE / PACIFIC QUEEN 1^ST RUNNER UP

 

ROOPA SATYAN – MISS INDIA 1972 / MISS UNIVERSE SEMI FINALIST

 

MALATHI BASAPPA (OGILVIE-HERALD) – BHARAT SUNDARI 1972 / MISS WORLD FINALIST

 

PHEROZA COOPER (MODI) – BHARAT SUNDARI RUNNER UP 1972 / PACIFIC QUEEN FINALIST – MISS PHOTOGENIC

 

FARZANA HABIB (LEVY) – MISS INDIA 1973 / MISS UNIVERSE FINALIST

 

LYNETTE WILLIAMS (CLARKE) – MISS INDIA 1973 (EVE’S WEEKLY) / MISS INTERNATIONAL SEMI FINALIST

 

SHAILINI DHOLAKIA (VAIDYA) – MISS INDIA 1974 / MISS UNIVERSE SEMI FINALIST

 

ANJANA SOOD (KUTHIALA) – BHARAT SUNDARI 1974 / MISS WORLD SEMI FINALIST

 

MARILYN PEREIRA (SALDANHA) – MISS INDIA RUNNER UP 1974 / PACIFIC QUEEN 2^ND RUNNER UP / MISS ASIA PARTICIPANT

 

INDIRA BREDMEYER (D’MELLO) – MISS INDIA 1975 (EVE’S WEEKLY) / MISS INTERNATIONAL 2^NDRUNNER UP

 

TINA MUNIM (AMBANI) – SELECTED TEEN PRINCESS 1975 / INTERNATIONAL TEEN 2^ND RUNNER UP – MISS PHOTOGENIC AND MISS BIKINI

 

NAINA BALSAVER (AHMED) – MISS INDIA 1976 / MISS UNIVERSE PARTICIPANT / MISS WORLD DELEGATE

 

NAFISA ALI (SODHI) – MISS INDIA 1976 (EVE’S WEEKLY) / MISS INTERNATIONAL 2^ND RUNNER UP

 

AVRIANA BREDMEYER (TODYWALLA) – MISS ASIA 2^ND RUNNER UP 1976

 

NALINI VISHWANATHAN (WALIA) – MISS INDIA 1977

 

VEENA PRAKASH – MISS WORLD DELEGATE 1977

 

MARIANNE D’SOUZA (RAO) – MISS ASIA 1^ST RUNNER UP 1977

 

POONAM DHILLON (THAKERIA) – MISS YOUNG INDIA 1977 (EVE’S WEEKLY) / MISS YOUNG INTERNATIONAL

 

KALPANA IYER – MISS INTERNATIONAL TEEN FINALIST 1976 / MOST POPULAR CONTESTANT / MISS WORLD DELEGATE 1978 – SEMI FINALIST

 

SWAROOP SAMPAT (RAWAL) – MISS INDIA 1979 / MISS UNIVERSE PARTICIPANT

 

MAUREEN LESTORGEN (MOTWANE) – MISS ASIA 1^ST RUNNER UP 1979 – MISS PHOTOGENIC / MIS INDIA 1^ST RUNNER UP 1986 / MISS WORLD PARTICIPANT

 

ANUJA CHITRE (BHOSLE) – MISS YOUNG INDIA 1979 (EVE’E WEEKLY) / MISS YOUNG INTERNATIONAL PARTICIPANT

 

THE EIGHTIES

 

ULRIKA BREDMEYER (GOMES) – MISS INDIA 1980 (EVE’S WEEKLY) / MISS INTERNATIONAL SEMI FINALIST

 

AYESHA DUTT (SHROFF) – MISS YOUNG INDIA 1980 (EVE’S WEEKLY) / MISS YOUNG INTERNATIONAL

 

RACHITA KUMAR (NANDINI THACKERSEY) – MISS INDIA 1981 / MISS UNIVERSE PARTICIPANT

 

MEENAKSHI SESHADRI (MYSORE) – MISS INDIA 1981 (EVE’S WEEKLY) / MISS INTERNATIONAL PARTICIPANT

 

PAMELA SINGH – MIS SINDIA 1982 / MISS UIVERSE PARTICIPANT

 

ARPANA SHARMA – MISS INDIA RUNNER UP 1982 / MISS ASIA FINALIST

 

REKHA HANDE (MURTHY) – MISS INDIA 1983 / MISS UNIVERSE PARTICIPANT

 

JUHI CHAWLA – MISS INDIA 1984 / MISS UNIVERSE PARTICIPANT – BEST NATIONAL COSTUME

 

SUCHITA KUMAR (MISHRA) – MISS INDIA RUNNER UP 1984 / MISS WORLD PARTICIPANT

 

NANDANA BHANDARI – MISS INDIA 1984 (EVE’S WEEKLY) / MISS INTERNATIONAL FINALIST

 

SONU WALIA – MISS INDIA 1985 / MISS UNIVERSE PARTICIPANT

 

SHARON CLARKE (SEQUEIRA) – MISS INDIA RUNNER UP 1985 / MISS WORLD PARTICIPANT

 

VINITA VASAN (HEGDE) – MISS INDIA 1985 (EVE’S WEEKLY) / MISS INTERNATIONAL PARTICIPANT

 

MEHR JESIA – MISS INDIA 1986 / MISS UNIVERSE PARTICIPANT

 

ANNA VARGHESE (CHOKSI) – MISS INDIA RUNNER UP 1986 / ASIA PACIFIC QUEST PARTICIPANT

 

POONAM GIDWANI (CHANDIRAMANI) – MISS INDIA 1986 (EVE’S WEEKLY) / MISS INTERNATIONAL SEMI FINALIST – BEST NATIONAL COSTUME

 

PRIYADARSHINI PRADHAN – MISS INDIA/1 1987 / MISS UNIVERSE PARTICIPANT

 

MANISHA KOHLI – MISS INDIA/2 1987 / MISS WORLD PARTICIPANT – BEST NATIONAL COSTUME

 

QUEENIE SINGH (DHODY) – MISS INDIA/3 1987 / ASIA PACIFIC QUEST PARTICIPANT

 

DOLLY MINHAS – MISS INDIA/1 1988 / MISS UNIVERSE PARTICIPANT

 

SHIKHA SWAROOP (LAL) – MISS INDIA 1988 (EVE’S WEEKLY) / MISS INTERNATIONAL PARTICIPANT

 

SUZANNE SABLOAK (PILLAI) – MISS INDIA/1 1989 / MISS UNIVERSE SEMI FINALIST

 

NABEEDA MEHDI – MISS INDIA/2 / 1989 / MISS WORLD PARTICIPANT

 

THE NINETIES

 

RITU SINGH (VAIDYA) – MISS INDIA/2 1991 / MISS WORLD PARTICIPANT

 

MADHU SAPRE – MISS INDIA/1 1992 / MISS UNIVERSE 2^ND RUNNER UP

 

SHYLA LOPEZ – MIS SINDIA/2 1992 / MISS WORLD PARTICIAPNT

 

NAMRATA SHIRODKAR – MISS INDIA/1 1993 / MISS UNIVERSE 3^RD RUNNER UP / ASIA PACIFIC QUEST 1^ST RUNNER UP

 

KARMINDER KAUR – MISS INDIA/2 1993 / MISS WORLD-BEST NATIONAL COSTUME

 

POOJA BATRA – MISS INDIA/3 1993 / MISS INTERNATIONAL SEMI FINALIST

 

SUSHMITA SEN – MISS INDIA/1 1994 / MISS UNIVERSE WINNER

 

AISHWARYA RAI – MISS INDIA/2 1994 / MISS WORLD WINNER

 

MANPREET BRAR – MISS INDIA/1 1995 / MISS UNIVERSE 1^ST RUNNER UP

 

PRITI MANKOTIA – MISS INDIA/2 1995 / MISS WORLD PARTICIPANT

 

RUCHITRA MALHOTRA (MAKHANI) – MISS INDIA/3 1995 / ASIA PACIFIC QUEST 1^ST RUNNER UP – MISS TALENT

 

SANDHYA CHIB – MISS INDIA-UNIVERSE 1996 / MISS UNIVERSE SEMI FINALIST

 

JOAN (RANI) JEYARAJ – MISS INDIA-WORLD 1996 / MISS WORLD FINALIST

 

MINI MENON – MISS INDIA-ASIA PACIFIC 1996 – ASIA PACIFIC QUEST PARTICIPANT

 

NAFISA JOSEPH – MISS INDIA-UNIVERSE 1997 / MISS UNIVERSE SEMI FINALIST

 

DIANA HAYDEN – MISS INDIA-WORLD 1997

 

DIVYA CHAUHAN – MISS INDIA-ASIA PACIFIC 1997