She The First Ep 4 | Reita Faria: First Indian To Win Miss World | The Quint

Entered a beauty contest as a joke, with a suitcase full of borrowed clothes and shoes. On 17 November 1966, at London's Lyceum Ballroom, when bookies were betting on who would win the MissWorld crown, her odds were 1:66. But she created history as the first Asian to win the crown. She won over judges with a sensational repartee on need for population control in India. She eventually turned down all modelling and acting offers to become a gynaecologist. This is the story of Reita Faria.

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00:00:12 - Making of history. How a girl walked the ramp in a swimsuit, taking the world by storm.
00:00:51 - #Reita was a student of #GrantMedicalCollege in #Mumbai, when she entered a beauty contest as a joke
00:01:07 - Reita Faria recalling how she entered the #MissBombay contest, organised by the #EvesWeekly magazine.
00:01:20 - Reita won the Miss Bombay contest as well as #MissIndia contest.
00:01:56 - Reita recalls how when she was chosen to represent #India at the Miss World contest, she didn't even have a passport.
00:02:10 - Reita arrived in #London with a suitcase full of borrowed clothes, a purse and a small makeup kit.
00:02:32 - Reita recalls how she borrowed clothes and heels for the contest, from her friends and peers.
00:02:53 - Reita recalls that when bookies were betting on who would win the #MissWorldCrown, her odds were 1:66
00:03:07 - Reita created history as the first Asian to win Miss World. And also chosen as best in swimsuit and best in evening wear.
00:03.25 - Watch Reita's final answer in the question and answer round that won over the judges.
00:03:42 - After winning the crown, Reita turned down all #acting and #modelling offers. Here's why.
00:04:24 - Reita became the first Miss World to become a #doctor.
00:04:34 - Reita married her mentor #DavidPowell and shifted to #Dublin.

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