Dia Mirza is Miss Asia Pacific Mumbai, December 3, 12:45 AM IST Dia Mirza is the first Indian to win the Miss Asia Pacific crown.
'Dee' as she is known, charmed judges at the pageant held at Manila with her poise and wit.
Eighteen year old Dia Mirza has catapulted India into the hat-trick league. Indian beauties - Lara Dutta, Priyanka Chopra and now Dia Mirza - have brought unsurpassed laurels to the country by bringing home the much-coveted titles of Miss Universe, Miss World and Miss Asia-Pacific respectively.
Incidentally, Dia is the second home-grown beauty of to win an international beauty pageant. Three years ago, another Hyderabadi Diana Hayden walked away with the Miss World crown.
“I am happy, I am confident,” Dia had told her mother Deepa Mirza over telephone just hours before she walked away with the crown.
Dia, a student of 12 standard continues to be focused on her education saying, “Come what may, I will complete my graduation.”
But, being Miss Asia-Pacific and her sight set on newer horizons, she might have to put her academic ambitions on a back-burner – including her dream of becoming a lawyer.
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