Sushmita Sen is an Indian film actress and model who was crowned Femina Miss India Universe in 1994 and she later won the Miss Universe 1994 contest at the age of 18. Sen is the first Indian woman to win the competition. Primarily known for her work in Hindi films, she has also appeared in Tamil and Bengali language films. She has won several accolades including a Filmfare Award.
Lara Dutta is an Indian actress, model and beauty queen who was crowned Miss Intercontinental 1997 and Miss Universe 2000. She is the second woman from India to be crowned Miss Universe, and has been the only delegate from India to win the crown since. Primarily known for her work in Hindi films, she has also appeared in Tamil language films. She is the recipient of several accolades including a Filmfare Award.
Reita Faria Powell born to Goan parents in British Bombay is an Indian model, doctor and beauty pageant titleholder who won the Miss World title in the year 1966, making her the first Asian woman to win the event. She is also the first Miss World winner to qualify as a Doctor.
Miss Peru is a national beauty pageant in Peru.
Sonija Kwok is a Hong Kong actress, worked for TVB until July 2015.
Mugdha Veira Godse is an Indian actress and model who appears in Bollywood films. A former model, Godse was a semi-finalist at the Femina Miss India 2004 competition. She made her acting debut in Madhur Bhandarkar's 2008 film, Fashion. She was one of the judges in a Marathi reality show, Marathi Paul Padte Pudhe. Mugdha completed her B.Com from Marathwada Mitra Mandal College of Commerce, Pune.
Tatyana Nikolaevna Ovechkina is a former Soviet Russian basketball player who played for a national team that won two Olympic gold medals, the 1975 World Championships and six European Championships. Today, she runs the Russia women's national basketball program.
Nataly Chilet Bustamante, is a beauty pageant contestant from Santiago, Chile. She began her participation in beauty pageants in 2005, when she competed in Miss Earth Chile 2005. She won the national competition and then she competed in Miss Earth 2005, realized in Manila, Philippines. She made the top eight and also won the Miss Photogenic award. Miss Venezuela, Alexandra Braun was crowned.
Anagabriela Espinoza Marroquín is a Mexican model and beauty queen who won Miss International 2009 on November 28, 2009 in Chengdu, Sichuan, China.
Richa Maria Adhia is a model and beauty pageant contestant who won Miss Earth Tanzania 2006 and Miss Tanzania 2007., She represented Tanzania in both Miss Earth 2006 in the Philippines and Miss World 2007 in China. So far she remains the only Tanzanian beauty pageant contestant to have represented her country in both of the International contests, In 2010 she was also chosen to represent Tanzania at Miss India Worldwide pageant.
Irma Dimas, born Irma Marina Dimas Pineda, in San Salvador, El Salvador, 9 August 1986, is a Salvadoran former model who was crowned Miss El Salvador on 27 February 2005. She made headlines recently for her foray into the politics of El Salvador.
Maria Venus Raj y Bayonito, informally known as Venus Raj is a Filipino actress and television personality.
Rachana Banerjee is an Indian film actress who has appeared in Bengali, Odia, Hindi, Telugu and Tamil films. She was 1994 Miss Kolkata and has won five beauty contests in India. She won Miss Beautiful Smile at the Miss India contest. She has also worked in some South Indian films.
Sofia Andreyevna Rudieva is a Russian actress, model and beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned Miss Russia 2009 and then represented Russia at Miss Universe 2009.
Nadege Elena Herrera Vásquez,, is a Panamanian model and beauty pageant contestant. Her career started in 2004 when at age 17, she joined Panama's leg of the Ford Supermodel of the World contest, called "Chica and Chico Modelo". After this competition, Nadege won the "World Casting Tour" held that same year, winning a $10,000 contract with modeling agency Wilhelmina in New York.
Débora Lyra is a Brazilian actress, model and beauty pageant titleholder who won the Miss Brasil 2010. and worldwide winner of Miss Multiverse in 2014.
Alba Lucía Riquelme Valenzuela is a Paraguayan model and beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned Miss Universo Paraguay 2011 and represented her country in the 2011 Miss Universe pageant. She is not related to fellow Paraguayan model, Larissa Riquelme.
Nadezhda Ovechkina is a Russian field hockey player and Olympic medalist. She was born in Moscow. Competing for the Soviet Union, she won a bronze medal at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow.
Aeroflot Flight 3739 was a Soviet domestic passenger flight from Irkutsk to Leningrad with a stopover in Kurgan. On March 8, 1988, after the Tupolev Tu-154 operating the flight had left Kurgan for Leningrad, it was hijacked by the Ovechkin family, whose members sought an escape from the Soviet Union. They were born in Sosnovka. The hijackers demanded the crew fly the aircraft to London. The flight engineer persuaded the hijackers to allow a stopover in Finland for refueling. The aircraft in fact landed at the Soviet military airbase Veshchevo, near the Finnish border, where it was stormed by the incident response team of the Soviet interior ministry. During the incident four hostages died and five hijackers committed suicide. Two surviving prosecutable members of the Ovechkin family were sentenced to eight and six years in prison, respectively. One of the crew was awarded the Order of the Red Banner as a result of the incident.
Selenge Erdene-Ochir is a Mongolian fashion model and a former winner of Miss Mongolia-World. She was the first Mongolian ever to compete and work for the fashion channel "FTV". She won "First Runner Up" and "Ambassador of Mongolia" award at the "Miss Fashion TV" models contest.
