The beauty queens who conquered Hollywood: Longoria, Lauren, Berry and other stars

Perhaps the status of the most famous “Miss World” (and at the same time the most popular Indian star) is retained by Aishwarya Rai, who won the prestigious title in 1994. It was he who brought her advertising contracts and film roles that made her a world celebrity.

The pageant also became a ticket to world fame for Sharon Stone and Eva Longoria: Sharon started working with a modeling agency and Eva set out to conquer Los Angeles with her new movie agent.

Participation in one competition was not enough for other stars: Michelle Pfeiffer and Kim Basinger, having won local competitions, have already fought for the crown at the national level.

Brave Halle Berry won titles in three pageants at once (Miss Teen America, Miss Ohio, First Vice-Miss America) and became the first African-American contestant at Miss World.

Oprah Winfrey became another African-American who conquered the beauty pageant – long before the fame of the most famous television presenter in the world, an 18-year-old girl entered the Miss Black Tennessee theatrical pageant, who, despite the semi-comic, brought him very tangible benefits. The winner was invited to an interview on local radio, where the girl talked about her life with such delight that she was invited to lead the news.

Sophia Loren did not win the coveted first place in the competitions, but it was during the castings that the Italian met the producer and her future husband Carlo Ponti.

Lucy Lawless’ victory in “Mrs. New Zealand” led to television, where the celebrity first starred in a comedy show, then was noticed by the creators of the series “The Amazing Journeys of Hercules”. So Lucy became Xena, the warrior queen.

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