God in Everyday : Reita Faria : From a joke to Miss World in 17 Nov 1966





 https://www.thequint.com/amp/story/neon/gender/she-the-first-reita-faria-first-indian-to-win-miss-world#read-more

Back in 1966, a young girl from Maharashtra walked the ramp in a swimsuit, taking the world by storm. She entered a beauty contest as a joke, travelling to London with only three pounds and a suitcase full of borrowed clothes and shoes from her friends.


It All Started as a Joke...

Born on 23 August 1943 to Goan parents in Mumbai's Matunga, Reita Faria's father worked in a mineral water factory and her mother owned a salon in the city. Reita wanted to be a doctor.

While she was studying at the Grant Medical College in Mumbai, one day, her friends jokingly asked her to participate in a beauty show. Reita took up the challenge and entered the Miss Bombay contest organised by the erstwhile Eve’s Weekly magazine.





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