Pooja Chopra

Pooja, who is focusing on winning Ms World says that she is nervous & excited at the same time. India's trainers are confident that she will bring back the crown. (BCCL)

Pooja Chopra promotes an event in London. The final of Miss World is to take place in SA. (AP)

Pooja Chopra during a photo call to promote the event in London, Monday, November 9, 2009.  (AP)

Pooja Chopra was crowned the Pantaloons Femina Miss India-World 2009 on April 5th, 2009. (BCCL/Manoj Kesharwani)

Pooja Chopra's wardrobe was designed by Fashion Designer Priyanka Rajiv, who has also designed a saree for Angelina Jolie when she was visiting India.  (BCCL/Manoj Kesharwani)

Pooja Chopra has done commercials for Mr. Muscle, Big 97 FM, Dabur Honey, Coke (Pakistan) and EZone.  (BCCL/Manoj Kesharwani)

Pooja Chopra also won Miss Perfect 10; Miss Catwalk and Nakshatra Miss Sparkling Beauty.  (BCCL/Manoj Kesharwani)

Pooja Chopra trained by Pageant Coach Ritika Ramtri Kumar of The Tiara wins Femina Miss India East 2009.  (BCCL/Manoj Kesharwani)

Pooja Chopra is resident of Pune in Maharashtra. She was born on May 3, 1985 in Kolkata.  (BCCL/Manoj Kesharwani)

Pooja was Navy Queen 2007 1st Runner Up, NDA Queen 2004 1st Runner Up and has also acted in 'Fashion' the movie as a ramp walker. (BCCL)

Great things come in small packages : Pantaloons Femina Miss India World 2009 Pooja Chopra is in love, with her cool new laptop. It's the new head-turner from the Sony family, the light, stylish, all-new Sony VAIO W series mini-netbook. (BCCL/Manoj Kesharwani)

Miss India 2009, Pooja Chopra dressed in a Ghagra Choli in one of her childhood pics.

Radiance on her face will surely capture the hearts.  (BCCL/Rajesh Bansod)

Pooja Chopra poses for the shutterbugs on her recent visit to Hyderabad.  (BCCL/Md.Ilias )

The fashionable babe, Pooja has always lured her fans hearts. (BCCL/Rajesh Bansod)

Miss India Pooja Chopra saw many ups and downs in her childhood. Brought up by a single mom, Baby Pooja would walk four bus stops down to the St Thomas Academy to get her education.

Pooja Chopra, after winning 'The Pantaloons Femina Miss India' says, the pageant has definitely changed my life forever.  (BCCL/Rajesh Bansod)

Who knew, this little Pooja will make India proud one day by winning the most coveted title - Miss India.

Keeping up with the extreme pace of the game, Pooja Chopra drapes herself in some exquisite clothing, thus raising the temperatures on field. (BCCL/Rajesh Bansod)

Pooja Chopra's stunning looks has fetched her big brand endorsements. (BCCL/Rajesh Bansod)

Pooja with her mother during her b'day party.

After her visit to Turkey, Pooja Chopra really has fell in love with the city of 'Istanbul'. Pooja was praising a lot about the climate and the beauty of the city and loves to settle down there.  (BCCL/Rajesh Bansod)

Its B'day time: Baby Pooja with her mother Neera Chopra.

Baby Pooja in her mother’s arms.

Baby Pooja feeds to a monkey.

Neera Chopra with her daughters Shubhra and Pooja.

At a birthday party, Pooja would not eat her piece of cake, but pack it and bring it home to share with her sister.

When Pooja was eight months in her mother’s womb, her father married another woman as he wanted a boy, her mother chose to bring her in this world and left her husband.

Pantaloons Femina Miss India Pooja Chopra’s mother promised ‘One day, this girl will make me proud'. And Pooja proved her mother correct.

Neera Chopra lived through abuse, poverty and some tough choices to make her once-unwanted girl child, Pooja Chopra, the Pantaloons Femina Miss India-World.

Pooja poses with her sister Shubhra on her wedding day.

Pooja with her mother Neera Chopra and sister Shubhra at latter's wedding.

Shubhra is married to a sweet Catholic boy who is in the Merchant Navy and has a sweet daughter.

Pooja Chopra joined modelling but she had to assure her mother that her grades at college would not be dropped.  (BCCL)

Pooja Chopra's stunning smile and dazzling looks made her a clear winner. (BCCL)

Miss India World Pooja Chopra with her mother after she won crown during Pantaloons Femina Miss India Pageant 2009 in Mumbai on April 5, 2009. (BCCL)

Pooja Chopra gets her make-up for the grand finale of Pantaloons Femina Miss India pageant 2009. (BCCL)

Pooja Chopra walks the ramp at the unveiling of Pantaloons Femina Miss India 2009 crown in Mumbai. (BCCL)

Pooja Chopra poses for the shutterbugs on her recent visit to Hyderabad.  (BCCL/Md.Ilias )

Pooja Chopra poses for the shutterbugs on her recent visit to Hyderabad.  (BCCL/Md.Ilias )

Pooja Chopra trained by Pageant Coach Ritika Ramtri Kumar gave her a remarkable popularity in India and overseas. (BCCL)

Pooja Chopra gets her make-up for the grand finale of Pantaloons Femina Miss India pageant 2009. (BCCL)

Pooja took the hearts of millions when she got Miss India '09 crown. She is definitely a women with substance. (BCCL)

Be it westerns or Indian, Pooja Chopra excels in both.  (BCCL)

Pooja during the personal grooming session for the Pantaloons Femina Miss India 2009. (BCCL)

Pooja Chopra leaves you splendid with her awesome looks. (BCCL)

Pooja Chopra is all set to enter the international league as she may soon be seen in movies with Bollywood actors. (BCCL)

Pooja Chopra walks the ramp at the unveiling of Pantaloons Femina Miss India 2009 crown in Mumbai. (BCCL)

Pooja Chopra during the workout session for the Pantaloons Femina Miss India 2009. (BCCL)

The year is full of Pooja Chopra acquaitances as she is about to hit the marquee in the coming months. (BCCL)

Pooja Chopra poses for the shutterbugs on her recent visit to Hyderabad.  (BCCL/Md.Ilias )

Pantaloons Femina Miss India World '09, Pooja Chopra at the Pantaloons showroom at Phoenix Mills, Lower Parel on Wednesday, April 8, 2009. (Photo/Viral Bhayani) (BCCL)

(L-R) Pantaloons Femina Miss India '09 winners, Ekta Chaudhary, Shriya Kishore and Pooja Chopra at the Pantaloons showroom at Phoenix Mills, Lower Parel on Wednesday, April 8, 2009. (Photo/Viral Bhayani) (BCCL)

Pantaloons Femina Miss India World '09, Pooja Chopra at the Pantaloons showroom at Phoenix Mills, Lower Parel. (Photo/Viral Bhayani) (BCCL)

(L-R) Pantaloons Femina Miss India '09 winners, Ekta Chaudhary, Shriya Kishore and Pooja Chopra at the Pantaloons showroom at Phoenix Mills, Lower Parel on Wednesday, April 8, 2009. (Photo/Viral Bhayani) (BCCL)

Pantaloons Femina Miss India World '09, Pooja Chopra at the Pantaloons showroom at Phoenix Mills, Lower Parel on Wednesday, April 8, 2009. (Photo/Viral Bhayani) (BCCL)

Pooja during the workout session for the Pantaloons Femina Miss India 2009. (BCCL)

Pantaloons Femina Miss India 2009 Pooja Chopra looks like a fairy dressed in white as she poses at PFMI party at Sahara Star. (BCCL)

Pooja Chopra during the swimwear round rehearsals of the Pantaloons Femina Miss India 2009 pageant. (BCCL)

Pooja Chopra during the swimwear round rehearsals of the Pantaloons Femina Miss India 2009 pageant. (BCCL)

Pooja Chopra during the swimwear round rehearsals of the Pantaloons Femina Miss India 2009 pageant. (BCCL)

Pooja has walked the ramp for Gitanjali, D'Damas, Manish Malhotra, Vikram Phadnis, Wendell Rodericks, Mihika Mirpuri, Roberto Cavalli and many others. (BCCL)

In Miss India '09, Pooja's wardrobe was designed by Fashion Designer Priyanka Rajiv, who has also designed a saree for Angelina Jolie when she visited India.  (BCCL)

The gorgeous, Pooja Chopra in a blue saree. (BCCL)

Pooja Chopra gets her make-up for the grand finale of Pantaloons Femina Miss India pageant 2009. (BCCL)

Pantaloons Femina Miss India Universe Ekta Chaudhary (1st R), Miss India World Pooja Chopra (2nd L) and Miss India Earth Shriya Kishore (1st L)with Times Group MD, Mr. Vineet Jain at Pantaloons Femina Miss India '09 party at Sahara Star. (BCCL)

The wait is finally over and the results of Pantaloons Femina Miss India '09 are out! Pooja Chopra, swayed the crown of Miss India World '09. (BCCL)

Newly corwned, Miss India World, Pooja Chopra in a Ritu Kumar collection during the Pantaloons Femina Miss India 2009 pageants. (BCCL)

Pooja walks the ramp at the unveiling of Pantaloons Femina Miss India 2009 crown in Mumbai. (BCCL)

Newly corwned, Miss India World, Pooja Chopra in a Arabella dress during Pantaloons Femina Miss India 2009 pageant. (BCCL)

Newly selected Miss India World Pooja Chopra reacts after winning crown during Pantaloons Femina Miss India 2009 Pageant in Mumbai on April 5, 2009. (BCCL)

Miss India World Pooja Chopra gestures after she won the crown for Pantaloons Femina Miss India 2009 Pageant in Mumbai on April 5, 2009. (BCCL)

Pooja Chopra gestures after winning Miss India World crown during Pantaloons Femina Miss India 2009 Pageant in Mumbai on April 5, 2009. (BCCL)

Pooja Chopra during the swimwear round rehearsals of the Pantaloons Femina Miss India 2009 pageant.

Pantaloons Femina Miss India 2009 Pooja Chopra looks like a fairy dressed in white as she poses at PFMI party at Sahara Star. (BCCL/Sachin Gokhale)

Newly corwned, Miss India World, Pooja Chopra in a Arabella dress during Pantaloons Femina Miss India 2009 pageant. (BCCL)

Pooja Chopra gestures after winning Miss India World crown during Pantaloons Femina Miss India 2009 Pageant in Mumbai on April 5, 2009.  (BCCL)

Pooja Chopra gets her make-up for the grand finale of Pantaloons Femina Miss India pageant 2009. (BCCL)

Be it westerns or Indian, Pooja Chopra excels in both.

Miss India World Pooja Chopra gestures after she won crown during Pantaloons Femina Miss India Pageant 2009 in Mumbai on April 5, 2009.  (BCCL/Sachin Gokhale)

Pooja Chopra gets her make-up for the grand finale of Pantaloons Femina Miss India pageant 2009. (BCCL)

Pantaloons Femina Miss India Universe Ekta Chaudhary (1st R), Miss India World Pooja Chopra (2nd L) and Miss India Earth Shriya Kishore (1st L)with Times Group MD, Mr. Vineet Jain at Pantaloons Femina Miss India '09 party at Sahara Star. (BCCL/Sachin Gokhale)

Miss India World Pooja Chopra gestures after she won the crown for Pantaloons Femina Miss India 2009 Pageant in Mumbai on April 5, 2009.  (BCCL/Sachin Gokhale)