Yukta Mookhey – Miss World 1999
Yukta Mookhey (born 27 January 1977) is an Indian model and actress. A native of Mulund, Mumbai, she was crowned Miss World in December 1999 at the Olympia theatre in London.
The 49th Miss World pageant was held on 4 December 1999 at London’s Olympia Hall. The pageant was hosted by Ulrika Jonsson and model Melanie Sykes. The 1999 pageant attracted 94 delegates from all over the world. The 1999 pageant also marked the first time that Scotland and Wales fielded their respective delegates.
Mookhey’s family is from northern India, but she and her family lived in the Middle East until Mookhey was seven years of age. The Mookhey family migrated back to Mumbai (then Bombay) in June 1986. Mookhey’s mother Aruna runs a grooming workshop in Mumbai, while her father was a clothing company executive. Mookhey studied zoology at Kelkar college prior to winning the Miss World competition. Mookhey has a diploma in computer sciences and has studied Hindustani classical music. Mookhey is an active member of the right-wing Hindu organization BJP.
She engaged with Prince Tuli, a 33-year-old ex financial analyst from New York. Prince’s family owns a business empire in central India that runs into Logistics, Hotels, Malls,Education and Construction Equipment.The two will be getting married in November 2008.
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