Beauty pageant titleholder | |
Born |
India |
November 30, 1968
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Occupation | Model |
Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) |
Weight | 108 lb (49 kg) |
Hair color | Brown |
Eye color | Brown |
Title(s) | Femina Miss India Universe 1986 |
Major competition(s) |
Femina Miss India Universe 1986 (Winner) Miss Universe 1986 |
Spouse | Arjun Rampal (m. 1998) |
Mehr Jesia, also known by her married name Mehr Jesia Rampal, is a former Miss India and an Indian supermodel.
Jesia was born into a Parsi family on 30 November 1968. She is the wife of Arjun Rampal, an Indian actor. She grew up in Dadar Parsi Colony in Mumbai. She studied at J.B.Vachha School, Mumbai.
Jesia started her career in 1980s, and won the Femina Miss India 1986. Soon she became a part of the first generation of Indian supermodels like Madhu Sapre, Feroze Gujral, Shyamolie Verma and Anna Bredmeyer.
Jesia and Arjun Rampal produced the film I See You (2006) through their production company Chasing Ganesha. The film starred Arjun Rampal, Vipasha Agarwal, Sonali Kulkarni and Boman Irani.
She has always shown great interest in sports, and was known to enjoy swimming, badminton, and other sports before she became a model.
She married former model and current Bollywood actor Arjun Rampal in 1998. They have 2 daughters, Mahikaa (born 2002) and Myra (born 2005).