Catch Miss World 2009 LIVE exclusively on Zee Café
Catch Miss World 2009 LIVE exclusively on Zee Café
Even as 112 gorgeous beauties from across the world prepare themselves for the Miss World 2009 pageant to be held in Johannesburg, South Africa on Saturday, 12th December, India’s eyes will be trained on Pune girl Pooja Chopra, India’s latest ambassador at this beauty platform. Pooja Chopra must carry on a legacy of beauty left behind by phenomenal achievers such as Reita Faria(1966), Aishwarya Rai-Bachchan (1994), Priyanka Chopra (2000), Diana Hayden (1997) and Yukta Mookhey (1999) who have brought immense pride to India at this pageant. Last year, with Parvathy Omanakuttan having missed the crown by just a whisker, there’s a lot of hope riding on lovely Pooja. You can watch Miss World 2009 LIVE on Zee Café at 8:30 PM on Saturday, 12th December.
Unlike most beauty queens that one imagines to have lived lives of comfort and luxury, Pooja Chopra has experienced life in its stark hues right from a tender age. Practically disowned by her father, she was raised by her single mother who struggled to make the two ends meet. As they say, what doesn’t break you makes you stronger! Pooja emerged to be a bright all-rounder through out school and college years. Very soon after she completed her graduation in Commerce from Ness Wadia College in Pune, she began her spree of winning local beauty and personality pageants such as Miss Residency, Miss Pune and modeling offers began to flow in! Pooja has been a rage on the modeling circuit for a while now with a host of TV commercials under her belt. She got a direct entry into the top 10 finalists of Pantaloons Femina Miss India 2009 when she clinched the Femina Miss India East crown in Kolkata earlier this year.
Today, Pooja Chopra has come a very long way and the world is her oyster. When asked how does she feel about the great responsibility on her shoulders, she said, “Everywhere the Miss World entourage travels, people specifically ask to be introduced to Miss India, simply because of the standards set by the contestants representing India over the years. Particularly, Aishwarya Rai is remembered, even today almost 15 years after her victory, as the most successful Miss World ever. In fact, the reigning Miss World Ksenia Sukhinova from Russia has expressed great admiration for her. So very evidently, I have very big shoes to fill and I will try my best.” So, what does Pooja think are her odds of winning the pageant? “Oh, please don’t ask me that. There’s no way of telling who’ll take home the crown. There are 112 winners here. But I’ll put my best foot forward.” All the best, Pooja. Bring home the world.
Stay tuned to Zee Café for the LIVE telecast of Miss World 2009 at 8:30 PM on Saturday, 12th December.
