Reita Faria was the first Indian woman, in 1966, to win the Miss World title. The Republic of India is the second most populous country in the world, with a population of more than one billion, and is the seventh largest country by geographical area. ...-1... The Miss World pageant (not to be confused with Miss Universe) is an international beauty pageant founded in the United Kingdom by Eric Morley in 1951. ...
The first Indian to participate in the Miss World competition in 1966 and bag the title, Reita is on a tour of South India to promote the Indian Institute of Diabetes.
Reita, who hails from Matunga in Mumbai and had her school and college education in the island city, says that in her time, the Miss World contests were like Wimbledon, closely watched by families seated together in front of fl and white television sets.
Reita says she was stunned when she was crowned Miss World, but was perhaps the first girl not to cry on the stage.
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