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]
Mehr Jesia | |
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| Born | (1970-11-30)30 November 1970 (age 54) |
| Occupation | Model |
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| Children | 2 |
| Beauty pageant titleholder | |
| Title | Femina Miss India Universe 1986 |
| Major competition(s) | Femina Miss India Universe 1986 (Winner) Miss Universe 1986 (Unplaced) |
Early life and background
editJesia 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]
Career
editJesia 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]
Film career
editJesia 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]
Personal life
editShe 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]
References
edit- ^"Catch-Up With The Past Miss Indias".The Times Of India. Archived fromthe original on 21 March 2009. Retrieved10 February 2010.
- ^"Style wise".The Hindu. 4 September 2006. Archived from the original on 18 September 2010. Retrieved10 February 2010.
- ^ab"Life, as Mehr Jesia knows it". DNA. 20 September 2008. Retrieved24 September 2013.
- ^Aasheesh Sharma (21 September 2013)."Memories of a master".Hindustan Times. Archived fromthe original on 30 September 2013. Retrieved24 September 2013.
- ^Sujata Assomull (25 April 2009)."The magic of Mehr". India Today. Retrieved24 September 2013.
- ^Mehr Jesia atIMDb
- ^"Arjun Rampal And Mehr Jesia Announce Their Separation After 20 Years Of Marriage". Headlines Today. Archived fromthe original on 27 July 2018. Retrieved28 May 2018.
- ^"Arjun Rampal and Mehr Jesia granted divorce, ending 21 years of marriage".India Today. 21 November 2019.Archived from the original on 22 November 2019. Retrieved22 November 2019.
- ^"Arjun Rampal and Mehr Jesia Get Divorced After 21 Years of Marriage, Daughters to Live with Mother".news18.com.Archived from the original on 22 November 2019. Retrieved22 November 2019.
| Preceded by | Miss India 1986 | Succeeded by |