Know Miss India beauties who joined Bollywood

They represented India among the bold and beautiful - talented and confident. So the next step for them was Bollywood stardom. Gone are the days when it was being said that models and beauty queens cannot act. Indian models have proved that they do not just have beautiful faces,but they can act on screen also. From Nafisa Ali to Zeenat Aman to Juhi Chawla, to Aishwrya Rai and Priyanka Chopra... All have been won beauty pageants at the beginning of their careers. But now they are the most admired B-town actresses. Nafisa Ali-----She won the Miss India title in 1976, was runner-up at the Miss International contest in 1977. She has acted in several Bollywood films, Junoon with Shashi Kapoor and Major Saab with Amitabh Bachchan ,Bewafaa and Life In A... Metro with Dharmendra .recently she appeared in Yamla Pagla Deewana . Zeenat Aman----This bold and beautiful actress became Miss India in 1970. She started a new trend in Bollywood. She was famous for her western look and was considered a sex symbol. She did bold roles in films like Satyam Shivam Sundaram , Don, Qurbani and Lawaaris Juhi Chawla ----She won the Miss India title in 1984 and soon became one of leading actress in Bollywood. She did successful movies Qayamat Se Qayamat Tak, Darr, Hum Hain Rahi Pyar Ke, Yes Boss and Ishq. Juhi has been mostly recognised for her comic timing in films, vivacious screen persona and is often cited by film media as one of the best actresses of Hindi cinema in the 1990s. Aishwarya Rai -----She is reckoned as one of the most beautiful faces of India .She won the Miss India and Miss World pageants of 1994. She acted in more than 40 films. She joined the A-league through her movies like Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam, Taal, Dhoom 2, Jodhaa Akbar and Guzaarish. She won the prestigious Padma Shri in 2009. Sushmita Sen----The actress who always led her life on her own terms and conditions won the Miss Universe title in 1994. She was the first Indian woman who won this crown. She did movies like Sirf Tum ,Biwi No.1, Main Hoon Na and Maine Pyaar Kyun Kiya. Priyanka Chopra----Dusky beauty Priyanka Chopra won the Miss India World and Miss World titles of 2000. Today she is one of Bollywood's highest-paid actresses and one of the most successful actress in India. Chopra has won a National Film Award for Best Actress and Filmfare Awards in four categories. Lara Dutta------Leggy lass Lara Dutta won the Miss India and Miss Universe titles of 2000. She got Filmfare Best Female Debut Award for her first movie Andaaz. She did commercially successful films such as Masti , No Entry , Kaal , Bhagam Bhag , Partner , Housefull , and Chalo Dilli.