Aishwarya Rai Birthday Nov 1, 1973. On top of the world since 1994

* In the 1994 Miss India contest, she won the second place (behind Sushmita Sen)
* Won the Miss World title the same year.
* Rai made her movie debut in Mani Ratnam's Tamil film, Iruvar (1997)
* Bollywood debut - Aur Pyaar Ho Gaya opposite Bobby Deol, which also released that year.
* Filmfare Best Actressfor Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam
* Best Actress for Devdas.