Priyanka Chopra was born in Ranchi, Jharkhand, India. Because her father was in the army, Chopra's family moved frequently. She spent part of her child in Bareilly, Uttar Pradesh. She studied at La Martiniere Girls' College in Lucknow as a young girl. She attended Newton North High School in Newton, Massachusetts and North Delta Senior Secondary High School in North Delta before returning to India to complete high school at Army Public School (Bareilly). She began college at Jai Hind College in

Priyanka Chopra was born in Ranchi, Jharkhand, India. Because her father was in the army, Chopra's family moved frequently. She spent part of her child in Bareilly, Uttar Pradesh. She studied at La Martiniere Girls' College in Lucknow as a young girl. She attended Newton North High School in Newton, Massachusetts and North Delta Senior Secondary High School in North Delta before returning to India to complete high school at Army Public School (Bareilly). She began college at Jai Hind College in Mumbai, but left after winning the Miss World pageant in 2000. Priyanka Chopra was the fifth Indian woman to win the Miss World crown, and the fourth Indian woman to win in a span of seven years. She soon made her acting debut with the Tamil film "Thamizhan" in 2001. Two years later, she made her Bollywood debut with "The Hero: Love Story of a Spy." Her second release in that year, "Andaaz," won her a Filmfare Best Female Debut Award. In the same year, she participated in a world tour aptly titled "Temptations 2004" with Bollywood's leading stars, including Shahrukh Khan, Rani Mukherjee, Saif Ali Khan, Preity Zinta and Arjun Rampal. Chopra was the second woman to win the Filmfare Best Villain Award for her critically acclaimed performance in the 2004 film "Aitraaz." She later went on to deliver big hits such as "Mujhse Shaadi Karogi," "Krrish," and "Don - The Chase Begins Again." Priyanka Chopra was voted Sexiest Asian Woman of 2006 in Eastern Eye, an Asian newspaper published in Britain.