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Diana Hayden

Born: May 1, 1973 Movies: 0 Songs: 0

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Alias: Dina
Age: 53 years
Birth Place: Hyderabad, India
City: Hyderabad
Occupation: Actor
Languages: Telugu, Hindi
Height: 5' 10"
Weight: kg
Eye Color: Black
Hair Color: Black
Religion: Hinduism
Education: St. Ann's High School, Secunderabad, distance education studies thru corre

Summary

Diana Hayden (born 1 May 1973) is a beauty pageant titleholder from India. She won the Femina Miss India contest in 1997 and was crowned Miss World 1997 at the age of 24. Having successfully completed her reign as Miss World for a year, she handed over her crown to her successor, Linor Abargil on 26 November 1998 at Baie Lazare, Seychelles.

Biography

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.

Facts & Trivia

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.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. 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