Beauty queen stars who conquered Hollywood: Longoria, Lauren, Berry and other stars

Perhaps the status of the most famous “Miss World” (and at the same time the most popular Indian star) is held by Aishwarya Rai, who won the prestigious title in 1994. It was he who brought her advertising contracts and film roles that made her a world celebrity.

The beauty pageant also became a ticket to the world of fame for Sharon Stone and Eva Longoria: Sharon started working with a modeling agency, and Eva set out to conquer Los Angeles with her newly found film agent.

Participation in one competition was not enough for other stars: Michelle Pfeiffer and Kim Basinger, after winning local competitions, already fought for the crown at the national level.

Brave Halle Berry won titles in three contests at once (Miss Teen America, Miss Ohio, First Vice-Miss America) and became the first African-American participant in Miss World.

Oprah Winfrey became another African-American who conquered a beauty contest – long before the fame of the most famous TV presenter in the world, the 18-year-old girl took part in the Miss Black Tennessee theater competition, which, despite the semi-comic, brought her quite tangible benefits. The winner was invited to an interview on the local radio, where the girl talked about her life with such enthusiasm that she was invited to lead the news.

Sophia Loren did not win the coveted first place in the competitions, but it was during the castings that the Italian met the producer and her future husband, Carlo Ponti.

The victory of Lucy Lawless in “Mrs. New Zealand” led to television, where the celebrity first starred in a comedy show, and then she was noticed by the creators of the series “The Amazing Journeys of Hercules”. Lucy thus became Xena, the warrior queen.

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