Miss World 2000

POISE 'N' CHARM: Miss World 2000 Priyanka Chopra looks cool and alluring in a light blue Winky Singh creation at the Radisson in New Delhi. All the world's a stage for this buoyant beauty. A keen theatre artiste with stage performances in Boston behind her, Priyanka has signed on the dotted line for five big-banner films with the likes of Sunny Deol, Satish Kaushik, Abbas-Mustan and Aneez Bazmi. (TOI photo)

All the world's a stage for this radiant lady, but for her, home is where the heart is! Ain't that what makes Priyanka Chopra a winner all the way? Here she poses in a cool cool sky blue dress at the Radisson in New Delhi. (TOI photo)

Miss World 2000 Priyanka Chopra is all elegance in a light blue dress at the Radisson Hotel, New Delhi. This tenacious teenager brims with confidence and luck. While her current commitments have made her a globe-trotting ambassador, Priyanka is clear about the course her career will take once her reign as Miss World comes to an end. (TOI photo)

Miss World 2000 Priyanka Chopra poses in a light blue dress at the Radisson in New Delhi. For all the globe-trotting she does, this 19-year-old Cancerian calls herself a home-bird. "I do miss my family when I am travelling abroad. And that I have to look my best at all times tires me no end, more so because I am a home-bird and love to wear pyjamas and T-shirts". (TOI photo)

This glamorous gal sure has grown up since she won the crowns. "For someone like me, who did not know what make-up base was all about before I entered the pageant, the Femina Miss India Contest was an eye-opener", disarmingly confesses Priyanka Chopra, the Femina Miss India-World 2000. (TOI photo)

THE COUNTDOWN BEGINS: With just a few hours left for the big day, here's wishing Femina Miss India World Priyanka Chopra a spectacular success at the Miss World contest to be held in London on Thursday, November 30, 2000. The current Miss World crown is held by India's Yukta Mookhey. (TOI photo)

GOOD TO BE BACK: Miss World 2000 Priyanka Chopra answers questions at her first homecoming press conference in New Delhi on Monday, December 18, 2000. (TOI photo/Neeraj Paul)

ALL SMILES: Miss World 2000 Priyanka Chopra at a press conference in New Delhi on Monday, December 18, 2000. (TOI photo/Neeraj Paul)

HI! I'M BACK!: Miss World 2000 Priyanka Chopra poses for mediapersons at her first homecoming press conference in New Delhi on Monday, December 18, 2000. (TOI photo/Neeraj Paul)

SHOOT!: Miss World 2000 Priyanka Chopra arrives at the Maurya Sheraton for her first press conference here in New Delhi on Monday, December 18, 2000, after winning the title. She is accompanied by chairperson of the Miss World Organisation, Julia Morley (left background). (TOI photo/Neeraj Paul)

RADIANT: Miss World 2000 Priyanka Chopra smiles confidently during her press conference in New Delhi on Monday, December 18, 2000. (TOI photo/Neeraj Paul)

Contestants in the swimwear section of the Miss World contest, including India's Priyanka Chopra in the middle, at the Full Moon beach resort in Maldives on Sunday, November 12, 2000. (PTI photo/Mohd Zakir)

Miss India World Priyanka Chopra at the Full Moon beach resort in Maldives for the swimwear section for the Miss World contest on Sunday, November 12, 2000. (PTI photo/Mohd Zakir)

Miss Nepal, Miss India Priyanka Chopra, Miss Bangladesh and Miss Sri Lanka at a dinner held as part of beach wear section of the Miss World contest at the Full Moon Beach Resort in Maldives on Tuesday, November 14, 2000. (PTI photo/Mohd Zakir)

A bevy of beauties in the most eye-catching of swimwear pose for photos at the beachwear section of the Miss World 2000 beauty pageant at the Fullmoon Island in Maldives on Sunday, November 12, 2000 (PTI photo/Mohd Zakir)

Contestants of Miss World pose for photographers in the beachwear section of Miss World beauty peageant at Fullmoon Beach Resorts in Maldives on Tuesday, November 14, 2000 as a run-up to the finals on November 30. (PTI photo/Md Zakir)

WATER NYMPH: Femina Miss India-World Priyanka Chopra at the Full Moon Island in Maldives for the swimwear section as a run-up to the Miss World 2000 beauty pageant on Sunday, November 12, 2000 (PTI photo/Mohd Zakir)

Femina Miss India-World Priyanka Chopra seems very much at home in water as she poses for photos at Full Moon Island in the Maldives on Sunday, November 12, 2000. Chopra is in the Maldives for the beachwear section of the Miss World 2000 pageant. The final of the contest will be held in London on November 30. (PTI Photo)

MERMAIDS ALL: Contestants of the Miss World contest pose for photographers in the beach wear section of the Miss World contest at the Full Moon beach resort in the Maldives on Sunday, November 12, 2000. (PTI photo/Mohd Zakir)

Only a world beater like Miss World 2000 Priyanka Chopra can look so lovely in this off-beat jewellery and outfit. But then, that's what beauty is all about - to look stunning no matter what you wear.