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'''Mehr Jesia''' (born 30 November 1968) is a former [[Femina Miss India|Miss India]] and an Indian supermodel.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://feminamissindia.indiatimes.com/articleshow/2699055.cms |title=Catch-Up With The Past Miss Indias |accessdate=10 February 2010 |work=The Times Of India |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090321175557/http://feminamissindia.indiatimes.com/articleshow/2699055.cms |archivedate=21 March 2009 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hinduonnet.com/thehindu/mp/2006/09/04/stories/2006090402010400.htm|title=Style wise|date=4 September 2006|work=[[The Hindu]]|accessdate=10 February 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100918104820/http://www.hinduonnet.com/thehindu/mp/2006/09/04/stories/2006090402010400.htm|archive-date=18 September 2010|url-status=dead}}</ref>
'''Mehr Jesia''' (born 30 November 1968) is a former [[Femina Miss India|Miss India]] and an Indian supermodel.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://feminamissindia.indiatimes.com/articleshow/2699055.cms |title=Catch-Up With The Past Miss Indias |accessdate=10 February 2010 |work=The Times Of India |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090321175557/http://feminamissindia.indiatimes.com/articleshow/2699055.cms |archivedate=21 March 2009 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hinduonnet.com/thehindu/mp/2006/09/04/stories/2006090402010400.htm|title=Style wise|date=4 September 2006|work=[[The Hindu]]|accessdate=10 February 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100918104820/http://www.hinduonnet.com/thehindu/mp/2006/09/04/stories/2006090402010400.htm|archive-date=18 September 2010|url-status=usurped}}</ref>


==Early life and background==
==Early life and background==
Jesia was born into a [[Parsi people|Parsi]] family on 30 November 1968.<ref name=dna/> She completed her schooling from J.B.Vachha School, Mumbai. She grew up in [[Dadar Parsi Colony]] in Mumbai.<ref name=dna>{{cite web| title = Life, as Mehr Jesia knows it|publisher=DNA| url = http://www.dnaindia.com/mumbai/1191662/interview-life-as-mehr-jesia-knows-it|date=20 Sep 2008| accessdate = 2013-09-24}}</ref>
Jesia was born into a [[Parsi people|Parsi]] family on 30 November 1968.<ref name=dna/> She completed her schooling Kendralaya Vidya School, Mumbai. She grew up in [[Dadar Parsi Colony]] in Mumbai.<ref name=dna>{{cite web| title = Life, as Mehr Jesia knows it|publisher=DNA| url = http://www.dnaindia.com/mumbai/1191662/interview-life-as-mehr-jesia-knows-it|date=20 Sep 2008| accessdate = 2013-09-24}}</ref>


==Career==
==Career==

Latest revision as of 01:00, 10 November 2021

Mehr Jesia
Born (1968-11-30) 30 November 1968 (age 57)
OccupationModel
TitleFemina Miss India Universe 1986
Spouse(s)
(
m. 1998⁠–⁠2019)
Children2
Beauty pageant titleholder
Major
competition(s)
Femina Miss India Universe 1986
(Winner)
Miss Universe 1986 (Unplaced)

Mehr Jesia (born 30 November 1968) is a former Miss India and an Indian supermodel.[1][2]

Early life and background[edit | edit source]

Jesia was born into a Parsi family on 30 November 1968.[3] She completed her schooling Kendralaya Vidya School, Mumbai. She grew up in Dadar Parsi Colony in Mumbai.[3]

Career[edit | edit source]

Jesia started her career in 1980s, and won the Femina Miss India title in 1986. Soon she became a part of the first generation of Indian supermodels like Madhu Sapre, Feroze Gujral, Shyamolie Verma and Anna Bredmeyer.[4][5]

Film career[edit | edit source]

Jesia and Arjun Rampal produced the film I See You (2006) through their production company Chasing Ganesha. The film starred Rampal, Vipasha Agarwal, Sonali Kulkarni and Boman Irani.[6]

Personal life[edit | edit source]

She has always shown great interest in sports, and was known to enjoy swimming, badminton, and other sports before she became a model.

She married former model and Bollywood actor Arjun Rampal in 1998. They have two daughters. On 28 May 2018 the couple announced separation in a joint statement after 20 years of marriage.[7]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ "Catch-Up With The Past Miss Indias". The Times Of India. Archived from the original on 21 March 2009. Retrieved 10 February 2010.
  2. ↑ "Style wise". The Hindu. 4 September 2006. Archived from the original on 18 September 2010. Retrieved 10 February 2010.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Life, as Mehr Jesia knows it". DNA. 20 September 2008. Retrieved 24 September 2013.
  4. ↑ Aasheesh Sharma (21 September 2013). "Memories of a master". Hindustan Times. Archived from the original on 30 September 2013. Retrieved 24 September 2013.
  5. ↑ Sujata Assomull (25 April 2009). "The magic of Mehr". India Today. Retrieved 24 September 2013.
  6. ↑ Mehr Jesia on IMDb
  7. ↑ "Arjun Rampal And Mehr Jesia Announce Their Separation After 20 Years Of & On 21 November 2019 officialy [sic] are divorced Marriage". Headlines Today. Archived from the original on 27 July 2018. Retrieved 28 May 2018.
Preceded by
Sonu Walia
Miss India
1986
Succeeded by
Priyadarshini Pradhan

Template:Miss Universe 1986 delegates