Aishwarya Rai - Indian model and actress; photo wallpapers (Megawallpapers.org :Aishwarya Rai (IPA: / ćʃvərjɑː rɑːj /, Kannada: ಐಶ್ವರ್ಯಾ ರೈ, Telugu: ఐష్వర్య రాయ్, Hindi: ऐश्वर्या राय) (born November 1, 1973) is an Indian model and actress, currently one of the highest-paid actresses in India. She is Miss World of 1994, and in 2000 was voted Most Beautiful Miss World of All Time. It is reported that Julia Roberts called her the most beautiful woman in the world at the Cannes Film Festival. Her fans ranked her as "The Most Beautiful Woman in the World" in a Hello! Magazine poll. This publicity has generated the attention of the international media and she has since been interviewed on 60 Minutes, The Oprah Winfrey Show, The Today Show, etc. and was introduced by David Letterman as "the biggest movie star in the world".
Aishwarya Rai was born in Mangalore, in the South Indian state of Karnataka, to Krishnaraj Rai, a marine engineer, and Vrinda Rai, a writer. Her ancestors are from the Bunt community of Mangalore. Her family later relocated to Mumbai. Rai has one brother, Aditya Rai, who is three years older than she is. Aditya is a film producer, and has occasionally produced films in which Rai acted. Aditya got married in early 2004. Rai attended the Arya Vidya Mandir at Santacruz, Mumbai, then entered Ruparel College, Matunga, Mumbai. She was an A student and was on track to become an architect. Rais native language is Tulu; she also speaks Hindi, English, Urdu, Kannada, Marathi, and Tamil. Rai began modeling on the side while studying architecture. In the 1994 Miss India contest, she placed second behind Sushmita Sen, and went on to win the Miss World title that same year and the Miss Photogenic award. After the one year reign as Miss World in London, she then worked as a professional model, in advertising and Indian fashion magazines.