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	Miss World 1961 - 1970 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Morley did not disqualify her, because he "did not want to be vicious." The first runner-up, USA's Dianna Lynn Batts, later gained notoriety as Dian Parkinson of the TV show "The Price is Right", from which she was kicked out during the 1980s because of a scandalous affair with the host, Bob Barker.
		Encouraged by her fellow medical students, Reita Faria had entered the Miss Bombay contest as a joke, and was surprised when she not only won it, but also was sent to London as India's Miss World representative.
		Reita did not take the event too seriously, she was cool and unconcerned.
	www.geocities.com /kingdomofmissworld/world1961-1970.html (1285 words)

	The Hindu : Beauty is more than skin deep
		The first Indian to participate in the Miss World competition in 1966 and bag the title, Reita is on a tour of South India to promote the Indian Institute of Diabetes.
		Reita, who hails from Matunga in Mumbai and had her school and college education in the island city, says that in her time, the Miss World contests were like Wimbledon, closely watched by families seated together in front of fl and white television sets.
		Reita says she was stunned when she was crowned Miss World, but was perhaps the first girl not to cry on the stage.
	www.hinduonnet.com /2001/11/29/stories/04294049.htm (716 words)

	Reita Faria - Encyclopedia Glossary Meaning Explanation Reita Faria (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Reita Faria - Encyclopedia Glossary Meaning Explanation Reita Faria.
		Here you will find more informations about Reita Faria.
		Reita Faria was the first Indian woman, in 1966, to win the Miss World title.
	www.encyclopedia-glossary.com /en/Reita-Faria.html (91 words)

	Rediff On The Net, Life/Style: Persis Khambatta on the beautiful women who captures the hearts of India and the world
		have two specific memories of Reita Faria before she became a Miss India.
		Because she was tall, Reita used to wear flats and while walking down the ramp during the contest, her sandal broke.
		In India, Reita Faria has remained something of a mysterious legend — a name without a face and a title without a story.
	www.rediff.com /style/oct/18book.htm (298 words)

	Chitralekha (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Once upon a time, a dusky beauty glided awkwardly down a ramp at London's prestigious Albert Hall in a pair of wobbly gold sandals and a borrowed sari to become a reluctant queen.
		The year was 1966 and the girl was Reita Faria, India's first Miss World.
		From Reita Faria to Yukta Mookhey, the concept of Indian beauty has come a long way.
	www.chitralekha.com /gallery4.asp (126 words)

	After they were famous - JAMAICAOBSERVER.COM
		Reita Faria was the first Miss India ever to compete in the first Miss World contest when she won in 1966.
		Reita dispelled the myth that beauty queens are bimbos.
		A final-year medical student, she used the competition to help break the shackles of a traditional Indian upbringing and became an Asian role model.
	www.jamaicaobserver.com /magazines/allwoman/html/20021006t210000-0500_33196_obs_after_they_were_famous.asp (1625 words)

	Miss India at Miss World: Femina Miss India and Eve's Weekly Delegates to the Miss World Pageant (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		1966: Reita Faria, MISS WORLD - A simple, very bright and serious medical student, Reita entered Miss Bombay on a whim, and walked away with both the Miss India and Miss World titles with her natural looks, charisma and wit.
		Despite a hectic years as Miss World, she wanted nothing more than to return to her studies, quietly, and spurn offers of fame and fortune...which was not an easy situation with the press.
		The two went for postgraduate studies at Harvard University and moved to Dublin, Ireland, where Reita practiced medicine and David was a Professor of Medicine.
	www.geocities.com /FashionAvenue/1744/mwtth.html (2195 words)

	HLL launches Nihar Naturals (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		And who can forget Reita Faria, first Indian woman to have won an International title.
		Reita Faria for instance, who broke her sandal while walking down the ramp.
		Incredibly, she simply left it behind, remained composed and walked away with the Miss Mumbai title.
	www.ipan.com /press/2003Jan/2200sunsilk.htm (922 words)

	Indiainfo.com -> News -> India -> India's dusky beauty is Miss World (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Previous Miss World winners from India are Yukta Mookhey (1999), Diana Hayden (1997), Aishwarya Rai (1994) and Reita Faria (1966).
		Springer then introduced some of the earlier Miss World winners, including India's Reita Faria who won the crown in 1966.
		Asked if she had kept any of the mementos from her 1966 victory, Faria said, "Only my memories, but I'm delighted to be back in London.
	newsarchives.indiainfo.com /2000/12/01/chopra.html (818 words)

	BBC News \| ENTERTAINMENT \| Miss World contest at 50
		Miss India, Reita Faria, who won the title in 1966
		Nowhere will the 50th anniversary be more keenly watched than in India, where it pulls in 96% of the available viewing audience.
		One of them, another Miss India, Reita Faria, won the title in 1966.
	news.bbc.co.uk /1/hi/uk/1048097.stm (188 words)

	[Goanet] Query about dates... and banter about beauty queens (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		It, > inter alia, said: "Reita Faria (was) crowned Miss World on November > 17th, 1966 at the Lyceum Theatre.
		Reita pursued her medical studies with > no care for the glamour world.
		Was the community just a bit more > Westernised than others at that time -- it's hard to see beauty levels > appreciating or declining in such a short period, otherwise.
	www.goanet.org /pipermail/goanet/2005-September/033338.html (521 words)

	MSN India - Who's the fairest of them all? (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		In 1966, a tall and graceful woman breezed down the catwalk and wowed the world with her fast wit and charm.
		The charismatic Reita Faria was the first Indian to be crowned Ms.
		It was after a long gap of 28 years that Aishwarya Rai managed to recapture the crown in 1994.
	autofeed.msn.co.in /pandorav3/output/Cinema/f89f268d-23f5-4090-af8d-87f0251ca90a_1.aspx (229 words)

	The Tribune, Chandigarh, India - Editorial
		She still continues to be in the limelight and is said to be the most charming of all.
		As far back as 1966, Reita Faria pitchforked India to the top position in the world beauty contest.
		Reita lives in Dublin and was present at the London contest.
	www.tribuneindia.com /2000/20001210/edit.htm (6411 words)

	Facts About India : Beauty
		Rita Faria was the first Indian to be crowned Miss World in the sixties.
		Aishwarya Rai and Diana Hayden being crowned Miss World 1994 and 1997 respectively.
		Indian beauty reigned supreme in 1994 when Rai was crowned Miss World after Sushmita Sen brought home the Miss Universe title and now in 1999 it's Yukta Mookhey as Miss World.
	www.angelfire.com /ca/VinitBudhiraja/beauty.html (58 words)

	Lara Dutta - Mastindia.com Miss universe india
		Since then, the most beautiful young women in the country have been selected at the Miss India competitions to participate in pageants abroad.
		in 1966,Reita Faria, a young medical student from Grant Medical College, Mumbai created history by being winning the title of Miss World.
		She was the first Indian to have won an International title.
	www.mastindia.com /miss_india.html (435 words)

	GOACOM - Goan Village Showcase(Camurlim)
		But the never say die village always seems to have a trump up its sleeves.
		In 1966, for example, a tall girl from Dhanva in Tivim, Reita Faria, played it beautifully and bagged the covetted Miss World crown.
		Though the slim and svelte Reita was born and bred in Mumbai, Goan hearts instantly swelled with traditional pride when Reita outshone the beauties of the affluent countries of the world, to become the first Indian beauty to bag the award.
	www.goacom.com /village/tivim (2202 words)

	The making of Miss India- The Times of India (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		The efforts of the new look training bore fruits two years later when Sushmita Sen became the first Indian beauty to win the Miss Universe crown in 1994.
		Before Sushmita it was Miss World 1966 Reita Faria who had fleetingly put India on the beauty map of the world.
		And after a gap of 28 years Aishwarya Rai won the Miss World title once again in 1994.
	timesofindia.indiatimes.com /cms.dll/articleshow?artid=35315631 (896 words)

	Miss World 2004 - HindustanTimes.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		It will certainly have it if Sayali Bhagat becomes the jewel in India's crown when she wins the 54th Miss World contest...Miss India is turning out to be the hottest dish," the betting site said.
		First it was Reita Faria who did India proud in 1966.
		And after Aishwarya Rai won the Miss World title in 1994, it virtually let the floodgates open.
	www.hindustantimes.com /2004/Dec/02/7500_0,00160089.htm (341 words)

	The Tribune, Chandigarh, India - Main News
		The golden jubilee year of the beauty pageant was a special evening studded not only with who’s who from the music and fashion worlds, but with most of the previous Miss Worlds to mark its 50th anniversary.
		India’s first Miss World, Reita Faria Powell graced the occasion along with the Miss World 1952, May Louise Flodin of Sweden and an array of earlier Miss Worlds.
		Though former Miss World from India Diana Hayden was present Aishwarya Rai was conspicuous by her absence.
	www.tribuneindia.com /2000/20001202/main3.htm (1657 words)

	Rediff On The NeT: With Yeats on her lips, India's own Diana Hayden crowned Miss World
		Yet another Indian climbed the peak of pulchritude last night.
		The 24-year-old Hyderabad native and Bombay resident is the third Indian to have won the Miss World title -- Reita Faria and Aishwariya Rai being the others.
		The confident Hayden quoted the Irish poet William Butler Yeats on 'dreams begin with responsibility' when she introduced herself in the semifinal round.
	www.rediff.com /news/nov/23world.htm (615 words)

	INDIAN MIRROR - Makers of India - Women of Fame
		At the Asian Athletic events at Jakarta in 1985 she won many medals and got a huge haul of medals at the 8th Asian Games in Seoul.
		REITA FARIA - She was the first Indian woman to win the Miss world title in 1966.
		She made the whole world sit up and look at India.
	www.indianmirror.com /makers/mak3.html (1415 words)

	Femina Miss India 2002
		Reita Faria Powell is ready to officially take on the world.
		Putting together the Femina Miss India contest is an exercise in team play
		Reproduction in whole or in part without written permission is prohibited
	missindia2.feminamissindia.com /thebuzz1.html (83 words)

	Engology,Engineer Priyanka Chopra,Miss World 2000,Miss India,Engineer
		As the show marked the fiftieth anniversary of the Miss World pageant, several past Miss Worlds had been invited to attend.
		Springer asked Reita Faria, Miss India and Miss World 1966, whether she had kept any of the mementos from her victory.
		Like Sushmita Sen and Lara Dutta, Priyanka has an armed forces family background.
	www.engology.com /eng5chopra.htm (483 words)

	NRILinks.com - User Forum (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		As you all know, Indian beauties have done pretty well at winning Miss World titles.
		We have five so far: Reita Faria (1966), Aishwarya Rai (1994), Diana Hayden (1997), Yukta Mookhey (1999), Priyanka Chopra (2000).
		All along Indians have impressed judges and won based on beauty and brains.
	www.nrilinks.com /userforum/dmessages.asp?mid=1211 (657 words)

	AsiaFinest Discussion Forum > Miss India Winners (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Aug 11 2004, 05:18 AM Personally I think the India success started in 1990 with Suzanne Sabloak and Indians started taking pageants seriously with the victory of Sushmita Sen at Miss Universe.
		I found it odd that even though Reita Faria won Miss World in the 60s, and India had a minor streak going in Miss Universe in the 1970s, pageant fever haven't gripped India until Sushmita's Miss Universe win.
		Personally I think the India success started in 1990 with Suzanne Sabloak and Indians started taking pageants seriously with the victory of Sushmita Sen at Miss Universe.
	www.asiafinest.com /forum/lofiversion/index.php/t14600.html (1659 words)

	eCharcha.Com - Where are they now?
		The first Indian ever to win the coveted Miss World title, Reita Faria has remained
		A young medical student from Mumbai, Faria stunned the world with her
		Dr. Reita Faria Powell now lives in Ireland and is happily married.
	www.echarcha.com /forum/showthread.php?t=7557 (3342 words)

	Rediff On The Net, Life/Style: Diana Hayden believes she has a fair chance of bringing the Miss World crown home.
		But I do think I have a fair chance at winning that crown."
		If she does, she will be the third Indian - after Reita Faria and Aishwarya Rai - to be crowned the most beautiful woman in the world.
		Not that Diana has ever considered herself stunningly beautiful.
	inhome.rediff.com /style/oct/14diana.htm (1126 words)

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