Mehr Jesia | |
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| Born | (1970-11-30)30 November 1970 (age 54) |
| Occupation | Model |
| Spouse | |
| Children | 2 |
| Beauty pageant titleholder | |
| Title | Femina Miss India Universe 1986 |
| Major competition(s) | Femina Miss India Universe 1986 (Winner) Miss Universe 1986 (Unplaced) |
Mehr Jesia (born 30 November 1970) is an Indian producer, model and beauty pageant titleholder who won the title ofFemina Miss India Universe 1986 and represented India atMiss Universe 1986.[1][2]
Jesia was born into aParsi family on 30 November 1970.[3] She completed her schooling in J B Vaccha High School for Parsi Girls, Dadar, Mumbai. She grew up inDadar Parsi Colony in Mumbai.[3]
Jesia started her career in 1980s, and won theFemina Miss India title in 1986. Soon she became a part of the first generation of Indian supermodels likeMadhu Sapre,Feroze Gujral, Shyamolie Verma and Anna Bredmeyer.[4][5]
Jesia and Arjun Rampal produced the filmI See You (2006) through their production companyChasing Ganesha. The film starred Rampal, Vipasha Agarwal,Sonali Kulkarni andBoman Irani.[6]
She married former model and Bollywood actorArjun Rampal in 1998. They have two daughters. On 28 May 2018 the couple announced separation in a joint statement after 20 years of marriage.[7] They were granted divorce by aBandra family court in November 2019. The couple's two daughters will live with their mother.[8][9]
| Preceded by | Miss India 1986 | Succeeded by |