Priyanka Chopra (born 18 July 1982) is an Indian actress and former Miss World. Before starting her acting career, she worked as a model and gained fame after winning the Miss World title in 2000.
Miss World 2000, the 50th Miss World pageant, was held on 30 November, 2000 at the Millennium Dome in London, United Kingdom. The pageant's swimsuit segment was filmed in the Maldives.
The pageant was the first since the death of pageant owner Eric Morley, whose widow Julia Morley took over responsibility for the event. The pageant had 95 contestants the highest number of Miss World participants ever. This was surpassed in 2003.
The pageant was won by Priyanka Chopra of India, the fifth Indian Miss World and the second consecutive winner from her country. Internationally, Chopra reigned alongside Miss Universe 2000 titleholder and Lara Duttaand Miss Asia Pacific 2000 titleholder Dia Mirza, both also of India.
Results
Placements
Final results Contestant
Miss World 2000 India - Priyanka Chopra
1st runner-up Italy - Giorgia Palmas
2nd runner-up Turkey - Yüksel Ak
Finalists Kazakhstan - Margarita Kravtsova
Uruguay - Katja Thomsen
Semi-finalists Chile - Isabel Bawlitza
Colombia - Andrea Durán
Kenya - Yolande Masinde
Ukraine - Olena Scherban
United States - Angelique Breaux
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