Aishwarya Rai - HQ Pictures

Miss world Aishwarya Rai has been the most popular face of Indian cinema globally. In 2004 she was chosen by Time magazine as one of the World's "100 Most Influential People", and appeared on the cover of Time magazine, In October 2004 a wax figure of Rai was put on display in London's Madame Tussaud's wax museum. She was the 6th Indian and the second Bollywood personality to get this honour.



In 2005 , Aishwarya Rai became a global brand ambassador of L'Oreal alongside Andie Macdowell, Eva Longoria and Penelope Cruz. Aishwarya Rai became the first Indian to appear on such shows as Late Show with David Letterman, and was the first Bollywood personality to appear on Oprah's "Women Across the Globe" segment.



In 2005, Harpers and Queen's list of 10 Most beautiful women in the world ranked her at the 9th spot.Awards1998 - Filmfare Best Actress Award South for Jeans 1999 - Filmfare and Star Screen Award Best Actress for Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam2002 - Filmfare and Star Screen Award Best Actress for Devdas2002 - Star Screen Award Jodi No. 1 along with Shahrukh Khan for Devdas2008 - Star Screen Best Popular Actress Award for Jodhaa Akbar.