priyanka chopra

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Chopra was born in Jamshedpur, Jharkhand, India to Ashok and Madhu Chopra, both doctors. She spent part of her childhood in Bareilly, Uttar Pradesh but since her father was in the army, her family frequently traveled. She studied at La Martiniere Girls' College in Lucknow, as a young girl and later came to the United States, where She was an excellent student at Newton North High School, in Newton, Massachusetts and John F. Kennedy High School (Cedar Rapids) in Iowa. She finished 12th standard in Bareilly. She began College at Jai Hind College in Mumbai but left after winning the Miss World pageant.
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Career

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Miss India World and Miss World

She was first Miss India World and later Miss World in the year 2000 (the same year that Lara Dutta, who is also from India, won Miss Universe). ^[1]
When She clinched the Miss World crown, She became the fourth Indian woman to win the the title (and fifth overall) in just a span of seven years. Her win also allowed India to retain that title, with Yukta Mookhey having won the same national and international titles in the previous year.
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Bollywood

After winning the Miss World title, Priyanka became an actress in Bollywood She first acted in Tamil film Thamizhan (2002) co starring with Vijay. She appeared in several successful films, such as The Hero: Love Story of a Spy (2003), Andaaz (2003), Mujhse Shaadi Karogi (2004), Aitraaz (2004), Waqt: The Race Against Time (2005), Bluffmaster (2005), and recently in Krrish (2006). She is also 5' 10 tall. Priyanka Chopra also won the Ebay India Style Diva of 2006 in which over two million fans from across the world voted for her. Recently she has beaten Aishwarya Rai among other Bollywood stars when she was selected as the sexiest Asian Woman of 2006 in a poll conducted by a renowned magazine. Besides Priyanka, who topped, there are five other bollywood beauties who have found their place in the top ten are Bipasha Basu, Aishwarya Rai, Mallika Sherawat, Riya Sen and Malaika Arora Khan.
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Interviews

• In an interview which is included in the August 7, 2006 issue of the weekly magazine, Outlook India, Chopra said in response to a question about being considered for the role of Wonder Woman, "We're all left to 'Wonder' if I'll be the 'woman'!" ^[2]
  

• In 2006, Chopra was featured as one of Maxim Online's top ten "Bollywood Babes," coming in at #3. [1] Chopra also graced the cover of Maxim magazine's first issue in India.
  

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Awards and nominations

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Filmfare Awards

2003: Winner, Best Debut for Andaaz
2004: Winner, Best Villain for Aitraaz
2004: Nomination, Best Supporting Actress for Aitraaz
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Stardust Awards

2004: Winner, Best Supporting Actress for The Hero: Love Story of a Spy
2005: Winner, Superstar of Tomorrow - Female for Mujhse Shaadi Karogi
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IIFA Awards

2004: Nomination, Best Actress for Mujhse Shaadi Karogi
2004: Nomination, Best Villain for Aitraaz
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Star Screen Awards

2003: Nomination, Most Promising Newcomer for Andaaz
2004: Winner, Best Villain for Aitraaz
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Zee Cine Awards

2004: Nomination, Best Female Debut for The Hero: Love Story of a Spy
2004: Nomination, Best Villain for Aitraaz
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Filmography

Priyanka Chopra from the film, Salaam E Ishq: A Tribute To Love

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