Diana Hayden Biography
Diana Hayden (born 1 May 1973) is a
beauty pageant titleholder from
India who won the
Femina Miss India contest in 1997 and was crowned
Miss World 1997.
Early life and background
Diana Hayden was born in
Hyderabad, in the Indian state of
Andhra Pradesh, in a
Anglo-Indian family.
[1] She attended
St. Ann's High School,
Secunderabad, until the eight standard. Hayden continued her studies through open schooling and
correspondence, and graduated from
Osmania University having
majored in English.
[2]
Before she began modeling, she worked for an event management company called Encore. She then worked as a
public relations officer at BMG Crescendo, where she assisted in managing the careers of models
Anaida and Mehnaz. On Anaida's recommendation she entered herself into the Miss India contest in 1997.
[2]
Career
Diana Hayden won the
Femina Miss India World crown in 1997, and then went on to win the
Miss World crown in the same year. By doing so, she became the third Indian woman to win the Miss World pageant, after
Reita Faria in 1966 and
Aishwarya Rai in 1994.
Following her tenure as the global representative for the Miss World organization, Hayden moved to the UK and studied acting at the
Royal Academy of Dramatic Art.
[3] She also studied at the
Drama Studio London, where she concentrated on the works of
Shakespeare and earned a Best Actress nomination from the studio.
[3] In 2001, she made her screen debut in the film version of Shakespeare's
Othello in
South Africa.
Diana was signed by the Avalon Academy in 2006 as the face of the Academy and currently serves as a celebrity guest lecturer for airline personnel training programs.
[3]
In 2008, Diana Hayden became a wild card entry on the
second season of the popular Indian TV show
Bigg Boss. She was voted off
Bigg Boss during Week 13; the episode was aired on 7 November 2008.
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