The beauty queen-Celina Jaitley

Celina Jaitley was born in Kabul,Afghanistan on 24 November 1979 to a Punjabi Indian father and Afghan mother. She is an Indian actress and former beauty queen. She was crowned Miss India in 2001.


Celina grew up in several cities, including Lucknow, where she attended City Monetessori school. Celina Jaitley mostly spent her time in Kolkata, India. Jaitley was raised as a Hindu. She has said that when she was young, she wanted to join the army, either as a doctor or a pilot. She graduated with a degree in commerce from Indira Gandhi National Open University.

Jaitley was a finalist in the Miss Universe 2001 contest. In addition to her title of Femina Miss India Universe, Celina has won the Miss Margo Beautiful Skin, Indiatimes Surfer's Choice, and MTV's Most Wanted award.

In 2003, jaitely made her debut in the movie industry with Feroz Khan's Janasheen. In 2007 she flew to New Zealand and shot her first international movie Love Has No Language, a romantic comedy. The actress was said to be traumatized by the experience. She is also going to star in two films Unusual Love Story and One Night for 2009.

Jaitley is slated to play the character of a Persian princess in the film Quest of Scheherezade which will be completed in 2010 along with actors Sean Connery and Orlando Bloom. The film is based on Arabian Nights and will be directed by Ken Khan. This will be Celina's first venture into Hollywood.

Celina is also the brand ambassador of Egyptian tourism and D'damas. Jaitley is also a supporter of the rights and equality of the LGBT community and supports the gay rights movement in India.