15 Bollywood Beauties From Beauty Pageants To Silver Screen

1. Zeenat Aman

Zeenat Aman was second runner up in Miss India 1970 Contest and went on to win the Miss Asia Pacific in 1970. Interestingly, she won Miss Photogenic title in both the national and international pageants.

Zeenat's debut film was 1970 "The Evil Within". Without any inhibitions, she took roles that were too sexy for her time but also at the same time they were strong characters because there was no one like her. She was bold and beautiful.

2. Juhi Chawla

Juhi Chawla won the Miss India Universe title in 1984 and also won the Best National Costume Award at only 17. she made her acting debut in the year 1998 with Aamir Khan in the film "Qayamat Se Qayamat Tak".

3. Aishwarya Rai

In 1994, Aishwarya Rai bagged the second place in Miss India pageant and went on to be crowned as Miss World. s

She made her debut in hindi cinema with the film "Aur Pyar Ho Gaya" in 1997.

4. Sushmita Sen

Sushmita was crowned Femina Miss India in 1994 and she later won the Miss Universe 1994contest at the age of 18.

She did her acting debut in the yearwith the filmDastak1996.

5. Lara Dutta

Lara was the second Indian to have won the Miss Universe title after Sushmita Sen's 1994 win. No Indian contestant has won the crown since. The actress also holds the title of Miss Intercontinental 1997.She made heracting debut with the filmAndaaz in the year 2003.

6. Priyanka Chopra

Priyanka is the winner of the Miss World 2000 pageant.In 2003, Chopra made her Bollywood film debut as the second female lead opposite Sunny Deol and Preity Zinta in Anil Sharma's The Hero: Love Story of a Spy.

7. Neha Dhupia

Neha won the 2002 Femina Miss India pageant. Her Bollywood debut is Qayamat: City Under Threat.

8. Dia Mirza

Dia Mirza won Miss Asia Pacific 2000 title. She made her acting debut with Rehna Hai Tere Dil Mein.

9. Jacqueline Fernandez

Jacky was the winner of the Miss Universe Sri Lanka pageant of 2006. In 2009, she debuted in Bollywood with the movie Aladin and since then has established a career in the industry.

10. Meenakshi Sheshadri

Meenakshi won the Eve's Weekly Miss India contest in 1981 at age 17.

Seshadri made her film debut in Painter Babu(1983).

11. Namrata Shirodkar

was awarded the Dekhna Miss India in the year 1993. Purab Ki Laila Pachhim ki Chhailawith Akshay Kumar.

12. Pooja Batra

Pooja was crowned Femina Miss India. At a young age, she started modelling as a part- time job.The first film she signed was Virasat in 1997 followed by another hit movie Bhai.

13. Tanushree Dutta

Tanushree Dutta is the recipient of Menina Miss India Universe title in 2004 at age 20.During the same year at the Miss Universe beauty pageant, she was among the top ten finalists. Bollywood debut in 2005, appearing in Chocolate and Aashiq Banaya Aapne.

14. Urvashi Rautela

Rautela was crowned Miss Diva - 2015 and represented India at the Miss Universe 2015 pageant. She made her Bollywood debut with Singh Saab the Great .

15. Disha Patani

Disha was the first runner up in Miss Femina Indore 2013. She began her career with the Telugu film Loafer (2015), opposite Varun Tej.