Celina Jaitley crowned Miss India-Universe
By: A Mid Day Correspondent
January 29, 2001
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Twenty one year old Celina Jaitley, was crowned Femina Miss India-Universe, at a glittering
ceremony at the NSE Grounds in Mumbai on Saturday night.
Winning over twenty nine other contestants, the 5' 6" tall beauty from Kolkata, in the deciding question said, "Great men think alike because intelligence is like a triple bond, which joins mind to rise at the same level, the higher the IQ the greater the bond is."
Twenty year old Sara Corner from Bangalore and Maheshwari Thyagrajan from Chennai were crowned Femina Miss India-World and Femina Miss India-Asia Pacific, respectively.
Exclusive: Jadeja finds his screen-sweetheart
By: Chaitanya Padukone
June 16, 2001
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Finally the 'match-fixing' exercise is over. Cricketer-turned-hero Ajay Jadeja finds his screen-sweetheart. After considering various options, producer Pammi Sandhu has now finalised current Miss India Celina Jaitley, (who emerged fifth runner-up at the recent Miss Universe pageant) as the heroine opposite Ajay Jadeja and Sunil Shetty in his yet untitled movie.
"We were initially considering established heroines, but eventually signed Celina because we preferred a new ravishing face without any image," explained Sandhu.
The charismatic batsman is currently serving a five-year ban imposed on him by the Cricket Board. Jadeja will now undergo rigorous 'coaching' in the skills of acting, dancing and mock-fights for almost a month.
Incidentally, Jadeja's role in the film has nothing to do with cricket. "But we'll let him play the game only during shoot breaks," quips Sandhu.