Miranda Lambert

Miranda Lambert was born Nov. 10, 1983, and is a native of Lindale, Texas. Her father Rick is a country guitarist and songwriter who gathered friends and neighbors often to his rural home. During the week, he and Miranda's mother Bev run a detective agency. But country music is the heart of the household on weekends, with the young Lambert raised on the songs of Guy Clark, Jerry Jeff Walker, Merle Haggard and her dad.

After seeing Garth Brooks play in Dallas when she was 10, she entered her first country talent contest, singing Holly Dunn's "Daddy's Hands," with her father accompanying her on guitar. Her bedroom was soon decorated with country-star photos. She began annually attending Nashville's Fan Fair festivities at age 13 and was soon an avid autograph collector. At age 14, Rick bought her a guitar, but to his surprise, she expressed no interest in it.

Lambert was 16 when she heard of the Tru-Value country talent contest. She entered and placed well in the Texas competition. She began appearing on the Johnny High Country Music Review in Arlington, near Fort Worth, the same show that helped launch LeAnn Rimes. She attended a music-business seminar in Nashville, which led to a demo recording session. But she hated the four pop-country songs chosen for her. When she returned to Texas, she asked her father to teach her the guitar, so she could write her own songs.

She was inspired by the examples of singer-songwriters like Jack Ingram, Allison Moorer, Guy Clark and Emmylou Harris. One talent contest led to a contract with an agency that got her a small part in a Ruffles potato chip ad and work in the 2001 teen comedy movie Slap Her She's French. In Nashville, she placed second out of 400 for the role of Tammy Wynette in the musical Stand by Your Man.

At age 17, Lambert formed her Texas Pride band and landed her first professional singing engagement. It was at Deep Ellum's Gypsy Tea Room in Dallas. Closer to home, she earned the "house band" job at the Reo Palm Isle Ballroom in Longview while in high school. Built in the 1930s and having showcased everyone from Elvis Presley to Willie Nelson, it is the oldest continuously operated ballroom in Texas.

In 2001, Rick funded a $2,000 CD showcasing his daughter's songs, and her younger brother Luke created a Web site to sell it. Bev drove her to radio stations to promote it and called clubs to get her bookings. The family invested in a motor home, a sound system and an equipment trailer. Starring in Annie Get Your Gun was one of her last high school activities and she graduated early to devote herself to music.

She toured on the Texas music circuit throughout 2002 and placed two songs from her CD on the Texas music charts. In January 2003, she placed first in the Texas auditions for the series Nashville Star, and moved to Nashville to appear on the show. She finished third but ultimately signed with Sony Music, one of the show's sponsors. Her debut album Kerosene debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard country albums chart in early 2005.

Miranda Kerr

Birth name: Miranda May Kerr
Date of birth: April 20, 1983
Place of birth: Gunnedah, Australia[2]
Background: Serbian, Iranian, Turkish and Filipino descent
Height: 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Measurements: (US) 34-24-34
Dress size: 34 EU/4 US/6 UK

The Austrian born beauty!

Miranda Kerr was born in Australia on April 20, 1983 in the town of Gunnedah. She was grown in Brisbane, Queensland to multi-ethnic parents of Serbian, Iranian, Turkish and Filipino descent. This hometown country gal, has more than what you see, when she was younger, she used to race motorbikes and ride horses on her grand-mother's farm! Little miss dare devil!

How Miranda got started...
Kerr started her modeling at the age of 13 when she first won the Dolly Magazine/Impulse Model Competition and was flown to Sydney a week before her fourteenth birthday to shoot for the magazine. Since she was so young, it opened a big contraversy to show how young girls are exploited within the entertainment industry. This did not stop her from persuing her career in modeling. After graduating high school, she then went on to sign with different modeling agencies.

What she has accomplished
In 2005 she finally signed with Next modeling agency, and from there was right away booked for shows agfter shows such as, Baby Phat, Lisa Ho, Voodoo Dolls, Levi's, Bettina Liano, Nicola Finetti, L.A.M.B, Heatherette, Betsey Johnson, Trelise Cooper, Jets, John Richmond, Blumarine Swimwear, Seafolly Swimwear, Anna Molinari, Roberto Cavalli, Enrico Coveri, Arden B, Cia Maritima, Amuleti J,Elle, Oyster, Madison, Australian Vogue andHarpers Bazaar and was featured in television adverts for brands such as Portmans, Bonds and Veet, and appeared frequently in the televised Victoria's Secret runway parades.

After her great success with Maybelline, is when shegot offered to be part of the stable Victoria Secret Angel models.

Minissha Lamba

Minissha Lamba Petite and adorable, Minissha Lamba bagged several modeling ops before gravitating towards cinema.
Minissha
Minissha Lamba’s birthday is on 18th January. A 1985 born, she was born in to a Sikh family. Her parents are in the hospitality industry.
She studied for a while at Chettinand Vidyashram, Chennai. Miranda House, New Delhi is where she pursued a degree in English, while dabbling in modeling. It was not long before movie offers went her way.
She worked in commercials like Cadbury’s, Airtel, Sunsilk, Sony, LG and Hajmola.
The Lamba Story
Shoojit Sarkar’s Yahaan (2005) saw her in the role of Adaa. Though the movie didn’t garner a huge response, her presence was noted. Madhur Bhandarkar’s Corporate (2006) was a big hit. Rocky: The Rebel and Anthony Kaun Hai were her other releases in 2006 that didn’t make waves on the same scale as Corporate.
The multi-starrer comedy Honeymoon Travels Pvt Ltd (2007) saw her as one of a perfect couple Zara who moonlights as Superwoman. Her other release Dus Kahaniyan failed at the box office.
Her most talked about movies in 2008, both of which turned out to be average performers, were Bachna Hai Haseeno with Ranbir Kapoor and Kidnap with Imran Khan.

Meghna Naidu

Meghna was born in the Naidu family on September 19, 1980 in Vijayawada, Andhra Pradesh, India.

She shot into fame with a video titled 'Kaliyon Ka Chaman', and instantly became popular as an 'item girl' in Bollywood.

Although she debuted in movies in Southern India in the Tamil language, she made her Bollywood presence in 'Hawas' during the year 2004. Since then she has acted in 11 more movies. As of September, 2007, she is also slated to act in Telugu and Malyalam language movies, including one titled 'Chandrika', and hopes to shed off her glamorized image in Ashok Nanda's movie titled 'Riwaaz'.

Mary Piemont

AGE: 22
HAIR COLOR: Black
HEIGHT: 5ft 2in
WEIGHT: 122
BREAST: 36C
MEASUREMENTS: 36C-27-36


Mary wants to have a family of her own one day. She enjoys softball, basketball dancing, cooking and traveling. To find out more about the lovely Mary check out her interview video in her members section.

Marisa Miller

Born on August 6, 1978, in the coastal city of Santa Cruz, California, Marisa Miller was a star volleyball player in high school. In fact, thanks to her position as outside hitter in her junior year, her team never lost a game.
MARISA MILLER IN PERFECT 10
Marisa Miller's first modeling gig was in 1998 when she appeared nude in Perfect 10 magazine. Although she did several other spreads in the magazine after that, her modeling career didn't seem to be going anywhere.

That is, until a chance meeting changed the course of her life forever. In 2001, she drove to Manhattan Beach, California, to surf, and famous fashion photographer Mario Testino happened to be on the beach.

Mesmerized by Marisa Miller and her singular appeal, he took some pictures of her. Just like Rebecca Romijn, who was discovered in the same manner, Marisa was offered a chance to become a model. Her mother, Krista, encouraged her to pursue this profession, saying: "You can always go back to school, but you can't always model." Stimulated by these words, Marisa Miller took the plunge.
MARISA MILLER IN SPORTS ILLUSTRATED
Soon thereafter, she was offered the opportunity to appear within the pages of the 2001 Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Edition. Obviously, this secured Marisa Miller's place within the modeling industry. As a result, Victoria's Secret hired her to model lingerie for its catalogs.

Many other companies also noticed Marisa Miller, and she was soon appearing in publicity campaigns for Tommy Hilfiger, J.Crew and Nordstrom.

With her stock rising, her face was seen on the cover of magazines like Vogue, Fitness and Shape. It's no wonder Sports Illustrated called her back for the 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, and 2008 Swimsuit Issues.
MARISA MILLER ON MANHUNT
In 2004, Marisa Miller made her television debut as a modeling judge on the short-lived reality show Manhunt: The Search for America's Most Gorgeous Male Model. That same year, she showed off her surfing skills to the world when she came in second place at the celebrity edition of the Kelly Slater Surf Invitational in Fiji.

Marisa Miller also proved that she has a big heart when she participated in the Fashion for Relief benefit show in September 2005. Along with many other celebrities, including Nicole Richie, Beyonce, Naomi Campbell, Kelly Osbourne, and Rachel Hunter, Marisa Miller helped raise funds for the victims of Hurricane Katrina.

Mansi Scott

Manasi Scott started singing at the age of 8, when she won the first of many singing competitions. An "Army brat", growing up, she has had the opportunity to travel the length and breadth of the Indian sub-continent with her surgeon father (still serving in the Army) and her doctor mother, who were both singers during their graduation from the Armed Forces Medical College. Studying in exotic places like Bhutan and Indian cities like Pitthoragarh, she has had the opportunity of being a witness to many cultures, turning her into a truly proud and patriotic Indian.

Her first professional singing performance, at the age of 12, had her father backing her on drums (as he was a star drummer-singer in his college days), and from then on she experimented with professional theatre and compering, all for extra pocket-money, not once seriously planning a career in show biz.

An 'A' grade student, she was also passionate about her extra-curricular activities, going on to play State-level basketball and hockey and winning many an inter-state Karate and equestrian championships. A stationary black belt in Karate (of the Shito-Ryo school), her love for martial arts and horses stays with her till date.

A topper in her board examinations, she continued the trend in her software engineering degree and went on to do a post graduation in film and television, with the ultimate aim of a career in special effects in films. A call to the Indian Air-force to be a pilot, a stint in the film industry as assistant director, hosting the "Breakfast Show" on RED FM and even acting did not satisfy her hunger for being in the limelight.

After her marriage to model turned fitness consultant, the hunky Craig Scott, when he urged her to pursue her childhood dream of being a singer, did she finally work towards a career in entertainment, kick-starting her career hosting and performing in shows for some of India's biggest names. (Refer to Curriculum Vitae .)

In her journey so far, of over four years of performing 'Live' on stage as a singer and Master of Ceremonies, in over 400 shows, she has often been referred to as the "Ultimate entertainer" (Citadel 2004). With an impeccable fashion sense, a glorious stage persona and a unique voice, she has traveled internationally doing what she does best -performing and hosting shows.

Manasi has hosted the Wisden Cricket Awards 'Live' on ESPN/STAR SPORTS, performed in and hosted the Bollywood Fashion Awards in USA, toured with the Neeta Lulla Devdas Tour, held her own with co-host Shekhar Suman at the Images Fashion Awards, even matched wits with co-host Siddharth Basu at the Teacher's Achievement Awards and hosted the prestigious Abby's in 2005. She toured 12 cities in USA and Canada and 4 in UK, sharing the lime light with performers like Adnan Sami, Raghav and Sunidhi Chauhan and was given appreciation in many international tabloids as the "next Indian singing sensation", "a pakka Indian Britney Spears" and "India's answer to Jlo".

Though her first 2 albums (East Light and Temple Tree) released in Australia, through Australian poet turned music director, Kelvin Brown, her brand new Indi-pop album Naach Le, released in India in April 2005. Her visit video, the title track "Naach Le" climbed the charts right up to number 3, and continues to remain on the Channel V Top 40 even to this day.

Mandira Bedi

Nickname
Mandy

Height
5' 6" (1.68 m)

Mini Biography
Mandira Bedi was born in a Punjabi-speaking Bombay-based Bedi family on April 15, 1972. she did her schooling in the Cathedral & John Connon High School.

Barely had she started working at Oglivy & Mather Advertising Agency, when she was offered to play a role on the small screen in Shanti. This led her to sign up for 'Kyun Ki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahoo Thee' also.

An Aries, she is passionate about live cricket and was thrilled when Sony Television offered her to compère 'Extra Innnings'. Her appearance in a wide array of designer Sarees glamorized the drab male-dominated cricket world which eventually led to a rise in viewer-ship. Cricket-obsessed viewers in India, Pakistan, Bangladesh and other countries, both male and female, were enchanted with this svelte, fresh-faced, sexy, Saree-clad, and wholesome Indian girl.

Fashion Designer, Satya Paul, designed cricket-themed Sarees, which included one with signatures of cricketers; another one with cricket newspaper headlines; one with animations of players; one with mini flags of cricket participating nations, which are just a few out of the 50 odd ones.

Mandira married Bollywood Film Director, Raj Kaushal, quite dramatically on Valentine's Day 1999, and they live in Bandra, Bombay.

She has acted in hubby's movie 'Shaadi Ka Ladoo', and is currently involved in the filming of 'Dus Kahaniyan'. She likes doing a variety of screen roles, but prefers glamorized dramas. She would love to do negative roles, like the one in 'Kyun Ki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thee', but is told that she does not have a face for it. She has appeared in 'Fame Gurukool', she is the anchor of Set Max's World Cup Cricket 2007, a sitcom 'Papa Ban Gaya Hero' amongst others.

Taylor Shift

Birthrate – December,13 1989


• Taylor Swift has been singing all her life and her motivation is her grandmother who was a professional opera singer.
• She began locally performing around her town at the age of 10 and at the age of 11 she sang the national anthem before a Philphadelphia 76ers game
• When she turned 12 she had picked up a guitar and began practicing for hours each day until her fingers began to bleed
• While performing at a showcase at Nashville's Bluebird Café, Swift caught the eye of music industry veteran Scott Borchetta. He had plans to create a new label and decided Swift was one of the first acts he wanted to sign. Still a high school student fascinated by love (which she uses as her muse), she released her debut single, "Tim McGraw," in August 2006

cat named Indi (who hates everyone in my family except for me) and two Dobermans
Favorite Color- white
Food- cheesecake
Holiday- Christmas
Hobby- driving fast
Place- anyplace around a creek
Season – summer
Things to do- write songs
Things to write about- LOVE
Guitars- Taylors Guitar
Artists- Tim McGraw and Miranda Lambert
Song- Can’t tell me nothing by Tim McGraw
Quality in other people- Honesty and sarcasm
Movie- Love actually
Memory- Living on a farm
Zodiac sign- Virgo
First single- Tim McGraw
TV Show: Law & Order, SVU, CSI & Grey's Anatomy
Straight A Honor Roll student

Priya Soni

Born December 23rd, Priya Soni grew up with a magical gift and an intense passion for acting and dance, experiencing success early in her artistic career by winning Miss Delhi 2003. As an emerging young artist Priya has spent a lot of his life travelling and performing dance at various events, a self-taught dancer.

Priya continues to make numerous appearances with his famous clientele, most recently she is featuring in music album by Ram Ji Gulathi.




ARTIST'S STATEMENT

"Dancing, for me, is a dynamic process of self-exploration and a constructive way to give form and meaningful expression to an experience. I investigate problems on a personal and intuitive level. It’s the journey that constantly fuels my mind. I’m also concerned with the interconnections between my works and how they are presented.
The final product becomes a passionate reflection of my soul and personal satisfaction.

All I am is what I perform. It's my blessing to share with the world." - Priya Soni


Contest

Miss Delhi- 2003
Miss Talented- 2003

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Malene Espensen

I was born in Copenhagen which is the capital of Denmark. After a few years I then moved to a little place called Aalborg in Jutland where I grew up. Denmark is a tiny country - 5 million people. That's half of the population in London (that's mad right)?! I loved speaking English whenever I had the chance and I really made my mind up when I was 14 years old when I had my first kiss with an English boy. I played football for a Danish club for over 9 years so I met him at the LKB Cup as it was called. I then and there decided I wanted to live in England :o) Time passed and I got my Business degree and headed off to America for a few months. After that I moved straight to the UK. I have now been here for almost 8 years and consider myself half Brit/half Dane. I dabbled in various jobs within IT where I used my languages (I speak 5 languages). Then out of nowhere someone special took a picture of me in a bikini and send it to a competition in The Sunday Star and I won...WOW. I can't tell you how my life has changed but it has been an amazing ride so far and I am only getting started....

Height: 5'5
Bust: 32FF
Waist: 25' Love
Hips: 35'
Dress: 8-10 Malene
Shoe: 4
Hair: blonde

Madalina Ghenea

Biography For Madalina Diana Ghenea
HEIGHT 5'9.5"177 cm
BUST 33.5'' 85 cm
WAIST 24'' 61 cm
HIPS 35.5'' 90 cm
SHOES 8.5 US 40 EU
HAIR light brown hellbraun
EYES brown braun

Italian model Madalina Diana Ghenea

Lucy Pinder

BIOGRAPHY
Lucy Katherine Pinder was born on December 20, 1983, in Winchester, Hampshire, England.

The beautiful Brit lived a relatively normal life, but when she was 19 years old, she and one of her friends were minding their own business on a beach in their hometown of Bournemouth when she was spotted by a freelance photographer. As Lucy recalls, "I don't know why we agreed, but he took some pictures of us on the beach, and sent them off to The Daily Star and The Sun. The Daily Star wanted some more photos and on the back of that I got a contract."
LUCY PINDER IS A PAGE THREE GIRL
Lucy Pinder's face and curvy physique have been seen nearly everywhere since that fateful day in August 2003. Since then, she has appeared on the covers of magazines like Loaded, Nuts, ZOO, Ice, and Fast Car, and she has appeared in prominent ads for PlayStation 2, the Yellow Pages and the National Lottery.

Lucy Pinder has also been photographed with a variety of naturally voluptuous glamour models, including Sophie Howard, Maria Swan and Saskia Howard-Clarke.

In the beginning of her career, Lucy Pinder did not pose topless, but all that changed in April 2007 when she bared all for Nuts magazine. She then became a Page Three girl for The Daily Star in July and August, and kept her shirt off in Loaded magazine in August.
LUCY PINDER IN RALPH
Drawing even more attention to Lucy Pinder's all-natural assets, the November 2007 edition of the Australian magazine Ralph declared that Lucy officially had the "Best Breasts in the World."

But Lucy Pinder isn't only about posing for the perfect glamour shot -- she also gives back to the community. She's an ambassador for Kick 4 Life, a charity that fights poverty and disease with football in Third World countries.
LUCY PINDER IS NAMED NO. 69 IN 2008 TOP 99
In 2008, Lucy Pinder put on a little more clothing for her debut as a TV presenter on Nuts TV. She also made an appearance in the show Hotel Babylon.

Because of her undeniable beauty and all-natural 32G assets, Lucy Pinder's website generates over 25 million hits a month. And it is those fans who also helped her win the No. 69 spot on AskMen.com's Top 99 Most Desirable Women of 2008.

Lara Dutta

Biography

Lara Dutta was born in Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh on April 16, 1978. Her father L.K. Dutta is a retired Wing Commander and mother is a British national named Jennifer Puddi. Lara has two sisters, one of whom serves in the Indian Air Force, and she is the cousin of famed composer and DJ Nitin Sawhney.

When she was young, Dutta family shifted to Banglore in 1981. She grew up there and did her schooling. She attended St.Francis Xavier Girl's High School till 10th standard and then joined Frank Anthony Public School for her higher secondary course. After completing her school, she later graduated in economics with a minor in communications from Bombay University at Bangalore. She was interested in modeling and at the age of 16, she moved to Mumbai to realize her dream. There she became a successful print and ramp models. She was then selected for Gladrags' annual modeling competition and she won the contest. She then got the opportunity to participate in 1997 Miss Intercontinental pageant, and she won the contest there too.

When she came back, she was offered many modeling assignments and ad campaigns for [products like Synergie, Ceat, Coke and Sprite which made her popular. She then participated in Miss Femina India contest and won the title which made her way clear for her participation to the Miss Universe Contest (2000) in Cyprus, Venezuela.

She won the Miss Universe title (2000) earned the name beauty with brain. The jury gave her 9.99 marks which was the highest score ever scored by an individual in the history of Miss Universe contest. She became the second Indian to win the title, first being the Sushmita Sen (1994).

Career in Movie

With prestigious titles in hand, she was soon flooded with plenty of lucrative offers from Bollywood. Her debut film was Andaaz. She got Filmfare Best Female Debut Award for Andaaz. The film fared well at box office and its music was hit. Her next movie was Mumbai Se Aya Mera Dost, which too was hit and her role was appreciated in both the movies. In 2006, she starred in the comedy, Bhagam Bhag which did well at the box office. In 2007 her first release was Shaad Ali's Jhoom Barabar Jhoom, but that movie was not rated well in India but it received good response from overseas viewers, minly from the people of the UK. Her box office hits include Masti (2004), Kaal (2005), No Entry (2005) and Partner (2007).

She has efficiently managed her professional and social life. She participated in various AIDS related events and worked along with the UNFPA. As the reigning Miss Universe, she traveled across the world on behalf of the Miss Universe organisation to promote their official cause of building AIDS/HIV awareness. After finishing her reign, Lara returned to school to complete her MBA in marketing and communications.

Iga Wywral

Birth name Iga Wyrwał
Other name(s) Eva / Iga A
Date of birth 20 February 1989 (age 21)
Place of birth Kalisz, Poland
Height 1.66 m (5 ft 51⁄2 in)
Hair colour Blonde
Eye colour Brown / Hazel
Measurements 34F-25-36
Weight 55 kg (120 lb)

Kim Kardashian

Name: Kim Kardashian

Birth Name:
Kimberly Noel Kardashian
Birth Date:
October 21, 1980
Birth Place:
Los Angeles, CA
Occupation:
Reality TV Star
Relationship Status:
Single

Kim Sharma

Born January 21, 1980 (age 30)
Ahmednagar, Maharashtra, India
Occupation Actress and model
Years active 2000 - present

Kelly Bensimon

Date of Birth
1968, Rockford, Illinois, USA

Birth Name
Kelly Jean Killoren

Kangana Ranaut

Born Kangana Amardeep Ranaut
20 March 1987 (age 23)
Bhambla, Himachal Pradesh, India
Other name(s) Kangna Ranaut
Occupation Actress
Years active 2006 - present

Kamal Sidhu

Kamal Sidhu

Birthdate February 24, 1971 (age 39)
Birth location Philippines
Height 5'9" (1.75cm)
Weight 125 lbs.(57kg)
Eye colour Brown
Hair colour Black
Ethnicity Indian

Genelia D'Souza

Eva Mendes

Born March 5, 1974 (age 36)
Miami, Florida, U.S.
Occupation Actress
Years active 1998–present
Domestic partner(s) George Gargurevich (2003-present)

Claudia Ciesla

Birth name Claudia Ciesla
Date of birth 12 February 1987 (age 23)
Place of birth Wodzisław Śląski, Silesia, Poland
Height 5 ft 8.5 in (1.740 m)
Hair colour Dark-Blond
Eye colour Blue-Green
Measurements US 38-26-37; EU 96-64-94
Dress size UK 10-12 US 8-10 EU 36-38
Shoe size UK 6 US 8.5 EU 39
Website http://www.cclaudia.net/

Cheryl Cole

Birth name Cheryl Ann Tweedy
Born 30 June 1983 (age 26)
Origin Newcastle, England, UK
Genres Pop, R&B
Occupations Singer, songwriter, actress, television personality
Instruments Vocals
Years active 2002–present
Labels Polydor (2002–present)
Fascination (2006–present)
Associated acts Girls Aloud, will.i.am

Chanelle Hayes

Birth name Chanelle Jade Sinclair
Born 11 November 1987 (age 22)
Origin Wakefield , West Yorkshire, England
Genres R&B, Dance, Pop
Occupations Reality TV, Model, TV Presenter, Singer
Years active 2007-present

Aishwarya Rai

Aishwarya Krishnaraj Rai was born on 1 November 1973 in Mangalore. Her father Krishnaraj Rai was a marine engineer and her mother Vrinda Rai is a writer. She has an older brother Aditya Rai who is in the merchant navy. He also happened to co-produce Dil Ka Rishta in 2003, which starred Ash. The family moved to Mumbai where she studied at the Arya Vidya Mandir and later moved to Ruparel College. She was aspiring to study architecture but that did not take off while her career in the glamour industry took off.

Ash won the coveted Miss World crown in 2004. Soon after this she pledged to donate her eyes after her death. She went on to become the brand ambassador for brands like L’Oreal, Pepsi, and Coco Cola. She struck a pose for many international magazines like TIME and was also voted one of the most attractive and influential women by several polls. She is the first Indian actor to be part of the jury at the prestigious Cannes Film Festival. She has appeared in The Oprah Winfrey Show, Late Show with David Letterman, and 60 Minutes. She was also the first Indian actress to be replicated in wax at Madame Tussaud’s Museum in London.

She was briefly involved with actors Salman Khan and Vivek Oberoi before marrying actor Abhishek Bachchan, son of the iconic Amitabh Bachchan and Jaya Bachchan. They were married in 2007. The couple have acted together in many movies. They were seen in the latest Lux ad and have been roped in to be part of PETA’s Lovebirds campaign.

The Rai Magic
Aishwarya began her career in the film industry with a Tamil film Iruvar in 1997 which was a hit as opposed to her Hindi film Aur Pyaar Ho Gaya with Bobby Deol. She won the Filmfare Best Actress Award for her next Tamil film Jeans, which was also an entry to the Oscars. In 1999, she gained recognition in Bollywood with hits like Taal and Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam, in which she played opposite Salman Khan and Ajay Devgan, her role as Nandini fetching her the Filmfare Best Actress Award.

In 2000, her Tamil film Kandukondain Kandukondain, saw a good turnout. She took on the role of Shirley, Shahrukh Khan’s sister in Josh and then played his love interest in Mohabbatein which won her a nomination for the Filmfare Best Supporting Actress Award. In Hamara Dil Aapke Paas Hai, she played Preeti Virat, a rape victim and was considered for the Filmfare Best Actress Award. The year 2001 was a quiet year for Ash.

Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s Devdas (2002), in which she played Paro with Shahrukh Khan and Madhuri Dixit, was an instant blockbuster. It also received a special screening at the Cannes Film Festival. She won the Filmfare Best Actress award. In 2003, she acted the part of Binodini in a Bengali film Choker Bali which was based on a novel by Rabindranath Tagore. The film was nominated for the Golden Leopard at the Locarno International Film Festival.

The year 2004 saw Ash in her first English film, Gurinder Chaddha’s Bride & Prejudice, an adaptation of Jane Austen’s Pride & Prejudice. Her performance as Neerja in Rituparno Ghosh’s Raincoat was praised. This was followed by her second English film in 2005, The Mistress of Spices, with Dylan McDermott of The Practice fame. Her dance sequence Kajra Re from Bunty Aur Babli became one of the most popular tunes of the year.

She had two films out in 2006. Umrao Jaan with Abhishek Bachchan failed to do well while Dhoom 2 where she played Sunehri and shared a ‘controversial’ liplock with Hrithik Roshan was a big hit. In 2007, she played Sujata opposite Abhishek Bachchan in Guru, based on the industrialist Dhirubhai Ambani and it was successful. Provoked, which was based on a real episode of domestic violence, won critical acclaim. The other English film, The Last Legion, did not do so well.

Jodhaa Akbar, released in 2008, in which she acted the part of Jodhaa Bai with Hrithik Roshan was average. The sequel to Sarkar, Ram Gopal Varma’s Sarkar Raj, in which she plays a CEO alongside Amitabh Bachchan and Abhishek Bachchan, is said to be one of her best performances till date.

In 2009, Rai looked her gorgeous self in The Pink Panther 2 with Steve Martin.

Going Strong
She was also busy shooting for Mani Ratnam’s Raavan with Abhishek Bachchan and Endhiran with Rajnikanth in 2009. Both movies will be released in 2010 along with Action Replay with Akshay Kumar and Guzaarish, in which she will play Hrithik Roshan’s nurse.