23 Facts About Diana Hayden

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Diana Hayden was born on 1 May 1973 and is an Indian actress, television host, model and the winner of Miss World 1997 pageant.

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Diana Hayden is the third Indian woman to win the title of Miss World.

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Diana Hayden won three subtitles during the pageant and is the only Miss World titleholder to do so.

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Diana Hayden's parents separated when she was in school and she had to start working at the age of 13.

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Diana Hayden worked for an event management company called Encore, during when she began taking up modelling assignments.

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Diana Hayden was then shortlisted for the Femina Miss India 1997 contest.

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Diana Hayden finished second place and earned the title of Miss India World.

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Diana Hayden represented India at the 47th edition of the Miss World pageant held in Baie Lazare, Seychelles.

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Diana Hayden was crowned as the "Miss World - Asia and Oceania" during the Miss World contest.

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Diana Hayden is the only Miss World titleholder to win three subtitles during the competition.

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Diana Hayden is the third Indian woman to win the Miss World pageant, after Reita Faria in 1966 and Aishwarya Rai Bachchan in 1994.

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Diana Hayden has been associated with various charities including Child Rights and You, Greenpeace, PETA and the Spastics Society of India.

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Diana Hayden studied at the Drama Studio London, where she concentrated on the works of Shakespeare and earned a Best Actress nomination from the studio.

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Diana Hayden hosted Miss Europe twice in 2001 and 2002 in Lebanon, along with Miss Lebanon 1997 and Julien Lepers.

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Diana Hayden was signed by the Avalon Academy in 2006 as the face of the Academy and currently serves as a celebrity Guest Lecturer for airline personnel training programmes.

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In 2008, Diana Hayden became a wild card entry on the second season of the Indian TV show Bigg Boss.

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Diana Hayden was voted off Bigg Boss during Week 13.

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Diana Hayden has written a book called A Beautiful Truth which is an "encyclopedia on grooming and deals with personality development and confidence building".

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Diana Hayden took two years to complete the book, which was released on 6 August 2012.

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Diana Hayden is married to Collin Dick, an American businessman from Nevada.

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Diana Hayden had been working in Mumbai for an international NGO.

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The child was born from an egg that Diana Hayden had frozen 8 years previously.

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In November 2017, Diana Hayden confirmed that she was pregnant for the second time.