Diana Hayden

 Diana Hayden Biography

An Anglo Indian from Hyderabad, Diana Hayden was born and brought up at Secunderabad and attended St. Ann's High School there. Her family split up at a very young age, and her mother and brother moved to Bombay with her, while her father stayed back at Hyderabad. As a teenager, she was a tomboy, tall and gangly (she was 5.9 feet 13 yrs). She graduated from Osmania University hin English by correspondence.

Diana Hayden, the ravishing beauty walked away with the Femina Miss India, title and then swept the world off its feet by a repeat performance for India, of winning Miss World 1997. As Miss World, she became the name and face for L'Oreal and ambassador for CRY (Child Relief and You). And she has put India firmly on the world beauty map :: as a country that not only produces Mother Teresas but lovely Dianas as well.

She entered Bollywood with a minute role in 'Tehzeeb' (2003), followed by 'Ab Bas' (2004). Diana loves to play chess, horse riding, partying and driving people round the bend.

She then moved to Bangalore, and later to Bombay and earned her living by doing odd jobs, small time modeling, managing fashion shows, working her way through her studies without assistance from home. This made her a very independent and confident woman. Her break was her job with BMG, where she managed artists like Anaida and Mehnaz. It was Anaida who forced her to send her pictures for the Miss India Contest. She went on to win the Miss World Contest held at Seychelles in 1997.

She is the only Miss World to have won a hat-trick at the event (Miss Photogenic, Miss Beach-wear/swimsuite competition, Miss World 1997).

She is the only Indian model ever to appear on International television modelling products (L`oreal ads were broadcasted in several countries such as London, Paris, Milan, New York etc.....). She fervently supports Child And Police—a rehabilitation project under Dr Reddy’s Foundation, Hyderabad, which is her pet project, where she is an advisor to the Board of the Foundation. The project deals with the police taking off children from the streets and educating them.

She has completed a 5-week course on Shakespeare at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts in London and is engaged in a yearlong training at Drama Studio, London. The buzz, is that her director boyfriend, Kaizad Gustaad (of Bombay Boys fame) is scouting for the proper script to launch this world-famous beauty.

Diana finds the words 'marriage' and 'commitment' very daunting. She plans to give her best to her career and, only then will she go the family way.

When 24-year-old and 5'8" height, Diana Hayden won the Miss World crown in Seychelles in November, was she just reiterating the fact that Indian women are the most beautiful in this world? Yes, for Indian women seem to have almost made it a habit to win beauty crowns at regular intervals.

She touched base in Bombay in 1992. Nineteen ninety four saw her in Bangalore, working for the event management company, Encore. She did do a couple of fashion shows in Bangalore besides her brief stint in Bombay. After a recuperative period, she moved back to Bombay and flirted with modelling until BMG Crescendo came along. Diana helped establish the artistes management division.

She loves playing chess, horse riding, partying, and driving people round the bend. She reads Stephen King, Robin Cook, Robert Ludlum... left Mills and Boons since she was 16. Her favourite book is The Bourne Identity by Robert Ludlum.

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One on One - Diana Hayden - 21 June 08 - Part 2