Miss Universe competition was held for the first time in California, USA. Indrani Rahman, who caught the eyes of the world with her fine personality and ethnic dress, was only 22 years old at that time.
71 years ago i.e. in the year 1952, for the first time Miss Universe contest started. Since then till today, this competition honors the beauties of the world every year. Indrani Rahman, who was India’s second Miss India in the year 1952, got the privilege of participating in this competition. The title of Miss Universe could not come to our country that year, but Indrani Rehman did that feat, after which she became very famous.
Miss Universe competition was held for the first time in California, USA. Indrani Rahman, who caught the eyes of the world with her fine personality and ethnic dress, was only 22 years old at that time.
Bindi with swimsuit, wore gajra
Beautiful women of the world participated in this competition. Indrani Rehman arrived in a very special way in the competition going on among the fairies of beauty. When Indrani walked the ramp during that time, her confidence and bold style was worth seeing. Along with this, in the swimsuit round, when Indrani came wearing a swimsuit with gajra and bindi, her fashion combination impressed everyone.
Personal life is very interesting
Indrani’s personal life was also very interesting. At the age of 15, she eloped and married 30-year-old Habib Rehman. Habib Rahman was a well-known architect of that time. Indrani had two children with her, son Ram Rehman and daughter Sukanya Rehman.
Indrani Rahman is honored with Padma Shri
Indrani Rahman was a wonderful classical dancer. She was proficient in 4 types of dance forms- Bharatnatyam, Kuchipudi, Kathakali and Odissi. Even after this competition, she did not let her passion for dance diminish. She did a whole world tour with her mother, so that she could get to know about different classical forms of dance. In the year 1961, Indrani was the first dancer to participate in the Asia Society Tour. Due to her dedication and hard work towards dance style, she received the Padma Shri Award in 1969 and the Sangeet Natak Akademi Award in 1981, apart from this, she has also been awarded the Taraknath Das Award.
