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Yukta Mookhey (born 1979) is an Indian model and actress. A native of Mumbai, she was crowned Miss World beauty pageant in December 1999 at a glittering ceremony at Olympia theatre in London. The glittering show, telecast live from Olympia Theatre in central London, was watched by an estimated 2.5 billion people worldwide.

Her serenity and calm shone throughout the pageant. The 5'11 tall brunette from India, took London's Olympia theatre by storm in 1999. The year she was crowned Miss World. Ecstatic Yukta Mookhey told the media after winning the crown,``It is the best day of my life because I had this as a beautiful dream as a child and now it's come true...

Yukta mookhey was chosen for the title from among 94 hopefuls in a keenly-contested pageant which saw Miss Venezuela Martina Thorogood and Miss South Africa Sonia Raciti win the second and third places respectively. When asked whom she would like to emulate as a role model, the new Miss World replied she would like to have been born Hollywood actress Audrey Hepburn whom she admired for her "inner beauty, compassion and great aura." Mookhey told the judges that Thai food was her favourite and that she would love to go to France. "It's a country of models and that's the place where I would like to be."

Yukta Mookhey has graduated and has worked in computer software programming. Her family is from north India but she was educated in the Gulf because her father's work took the family there. Yukta's mother Aruna runs a grooming workshop, Swiss Chalet, at Santa Cruz here while her father Inderlal is the managing director of Ragz Clothing Company. Yukta was studying zoology at Kelkar college, prior to winning the crown. She has studied classical music for three years. She likes prawns in garlic sauce, adores Brad Pitt and admires Jane Austen.

Now, she acts in Hindi movies. Her only release so far is Pyaasa. She still resides in Mumbai.

Upcoming Films:

1) Love In Japan (February 2006) 2) Memsaab (2006) 3) Kathputli (2006)

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