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Reita Faria was born on August 23, 1943 and is 80 years old now.
Birthday: August 23, 1943
How Old - Age: 80
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Reita Faria - Biography
Dr. Reita Faria Powell (born Bombay, date unknown) became the first Indian woman to win the Miss World title, in 1966. After winning the Miss Bombay crown earlier that year, she won the Eve's Weekly Miss India contest (not to be confused with the Femina Miss India competition, won that year by Yasmin Daji). She was the first Indian to win Miss World.
During the Miss World 1966 contest, she won the sub-titles 'Best in Swimsuit' and 'Best in Eveningwear' for wearing a saree. She eventually went on to win the Miss World 1966 crown at the end of the event, besting 51 delegates from other countries.
Reita was a judge at Femina Miss India in 1998, and has come back to judge the Miss World competition on a few occasions. For instance she was a judge along with Demis Roussos at the Miss World final of 1976 held in London where Cindy Breakespeare was crowned Miss World.
She now lives in Dublin, Ireland, with her husband, endocrinologist David Powell, whom she married in 1971. They have two children (Deirdre and Ann Marie) and five grandchildren (Patrick, Cormac, David, Maria and Johnny).
