Reita Faria

Reita Faria Powell, (born 23 August 1943) to Goan parents in Bombay (now Mumbai), is an Indian physician, former model and beauty pageant titleholder who won the Miss World title in 1966, making her the first Asian woman to win the event. She is also the first Miss World winner to be qualified as a physician. Faria was born in Bombay (now Mumbai). After winning the Miss Bombay Crown, she won the Eve’s Weekly Miss India contest 1966 competition (not to be confused with the Femina Miss India, won by Yasmin Daji).