Sunday, April 5, 2009

Aishwarya Rai Profile

Name: Aishwarya Rai
Birth name: Aishwarya Rai
Other name(s): Aishwarya Rai Bachchan
Date of birth: November 1, 1973
Birthplace: Mangalore, Karnataka, India
Occupation: Model, Actress

Aishwarya Rai-Bachchan was born on 1 November 1973. She is an Indian actress and former Miss World. Before starting her acting career, she worked as a model and gained fame after winning the Miss World title in 1994. While pursuing her studies in architecture, Rai began modeling on the side. In the 1994 Miss India contest, she won the second place behind Sushmita Sen, and was crowned Miss India World. She went on to win the Miss World title the same year, where she also won the Miss Photogenic award. She abandoned her studies after winning the pageant and spent one year reigning as Miss World in London