Mehr Jesia

Mehr Jesia (born 30 November 1968) is a former Miss India and an Indian supermodel and the former wife of Arjun rampal.[2][3][4]

Mehr Jesia
Born (1968-11-30) 30 November 1968
India
OccupationModel
Height5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)[1]
TitleFemina Miss India Universe 1986
Spouse(s)
Arjun Rampal (m. 1998⁠–⁠2019)
Beauty pageant titleholder
Hair colorBrown
Eye colorBrown
Major
competition(s)		Femina Miss India Universe 1986
(Winner)
Miss Universe 1986 (Unplaced)

Early life and background

Jesia was born into a Parsi family on 30 November 1968.[5] She completed her schooling from J.B.Vachha School, Mumbai. She grew up in Dadar Parsi Colony in Mumbai.[5]

Career

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.[6][7]

Film career

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.[8] ..

Personal life

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

She got married to former model and current Bollywood actor Arjun Rampal in 1998. They have two daughters, Mahikaa (born 2002) and Myra (born 2005). On 28 May 2018 the couple announced separation in a joint statement after 20 years of marriage.[9]

References
  1. "Mehr Jessia". India Times. 28 April 2011. Retrieved 17 September 2016.
  2. "Catch-Up With The Past Miss Indias". The Times Of India. Archived from the original on 21 March 2009. Retrieved 10 February 2010.
  3. "Style wise". The Hindu. 4 September 2006. Archived from the original on 18 September 2010. Retrieved 10 February 2010.
  4. "Arjun's wife argues with auto driver". Times of India. 3 August 2009. Retrieved 10 February 2010.
  5. "Life, as Mehr Jesia knows it". DNA. 20 September 2008. Retrieved 24 September 2013.
  6. Aasheesh Sharma (21 September 2013). "Memories of a master". Hindustan Times. Archived from the original on 30 September 2013. Retrieved 24 September 2013.
  7. Sujata Assomull (25 April 2009). "The magic of Mehr". India Today. Retrieved 24 September 2013.
  8. Mehr Jesia on IMDb
  9. "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
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