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| name = Naina Balsaver | | name = Naina Balsaver | ||
| title= [[Femina Miss India|Femina Miss India Universe 1976]]<br>[[Femina Miss India|Femina Miss India World 1976]] | | title= [[Femina Miss India|Femina Miss India Universe 1976]]<br />[[Femina Miss India|Femina Miss India World 1976]] | ||
| birth_date= {{birth year and age|1959}} | | birth_date= {{birth year and age|1959}} | ||
| birth_place = [[Uttar Pradesh]], [[India]] | | birth_place = [[Uttar Pradesh]], [[India]] | ||
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| occupation = Model, actress, jewelry designer | | occupation = Model, actress, jewelry designer | ||
| weight = | | weight = | ||
| competitions = [[Femina Miss India|Femina Miss India 1976]]<br>(Winner)<br>[[Miss Universe 1976]]<br>(Unplaced) | | competitions = [[Femina Miss India|Femina Miss India 1976]]<br />(Winner)<br />[[Miss Universe 1976]]<br />(Unplaced) | ||
| shoe_size = | | shoe_size = | ||
| eye_color = Black | | eye_color = Black | ||
| hair_color = Black | | hair_color = Black | ||
}} | }} | ||
'''Naina Balsaver Ahmed''' (born 1959) is an Indian actress, model and winner of [[Femina Miss India|Femina Miss India 1976]].<ref>http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/No+longer+taboo/1/3367.html</ref><ref>http://www.dnaindia.com/entertainment/report_politics-is-a-way-of-life_1046267</ref> | '''Naina Balsaver Ahmed''' (born 1959) is an Indian actress, model and winner of [[Femina Miss India|Femina Miss India 1976]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/No+longer+taboo/1/3367.html|title = No longer taboo}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.dnaindia.com/entertainment/report_politics-is-a-way-of-life_1046267|title='Politics is a way of life'|date=9 August 2006}}</ref> | ||
==Early | ==Early life and pageantry== | ||
Naina Balsaver was born in [[Uttar Pradesh]]. In the year 1976 she competed in [[Femina Miss India]] pageant and eventually won the coveted crown. She was appointed to represent India at [[Miss Universe 1976]] and [[Miss World 1976]] pageants. However she did not compete in [[Miss World 1976]] due to protest against the presence of two South African entries - one white and one black - in conformity with the apartheid policy of racial separation. The same year, she competed at [[Miss Universe]] pageant but remained unplaced. | Naina Balsaver was born in [[Uttar Pradesh]]. In the year 1976 she competed in [[Femina Miss India]] pageant and eventually won the coveted crown. She was appointed to represent India at [[Miss Universe 1976]] and [[Miss World 1976]] pageants. However she did not compete in [[Miss World 1976]] due to protest against the presence of two South African entries - one white and one black - in conformity with the apartheid policy of racial separation. The same year, she competed at [[Miss Universe]] pageant but remained unplaced. | ||
She is the only Femina Miss India winner who carried the | She is the only Femina Miss India winner who carried both the Femina Miss India Universe and Femina Miss India World titles. | ||
==Career== | ==Career== | ||
She acted in Bollywood films. She acted in the television soap opera, ''Manzil''. She contested on BSP ticket against [[N. D. Tiwari]] but lost the election.<ref>http://www.expressindia.com/ie/daily/19991006/ige06022.html</ref> | She acted in Bollywood films. She acted in the television soap opera, ''Manzil''. She contested on BSP ticket against [[N. D. Tiwari]] but lost the election.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.expressindia.com/ie/daily/19991006/ige06022.html |title=The lighter moments |website=www.expressindia.com |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20000118014616/http://expressindia.com/ie/daily/19991006/ige06022.html |archive-date=2000-01-18}} </ref> | ||
She is a jewelry designer.<ref> | She is a jewelry designer.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/mp/2003/08/07/stories/2003080700240200.htm |title=The Hindu : It's coronation time |website=www.hindu.com |access-date=17 January 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20031024101220/http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/mp/2003/08/07/stories/2003080700240200.htm |archive-date=24 October 2003 |url-status=dead}}</ref> | ||
==Personal life== | ==Personal life== | ||
She married twice, first when she was 19. She later married Akbar Ahmed, a politician and real estate developer.<ref> | She married twice, first when she was 19. She later married Akbar Ahmed, a politician and real estate developer.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2009-03-25/shows/28058027_1_women-power-sanjana-ramp |title=Women power on the ramp - Times of India |website=articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com |access-date=2 February 2022 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130126143704/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2009-03-25/shows/28058027_1_women-power-sanjana-ramp |archive-date=26 January 2013 |url-status=dead}}</ref> Her first husband's name was Riyaz Ismail. | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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