Reita Faria - Wikipedia Reita Faria Reita Faria ( 1943 - 08 - 23 ) August 23, 1943 ( age 74 ) Goa, India Alma mater Grant Medical College & Sir J.J. Group of Hospitals King 's College Hospital, London Occupation Model, Doctor Height 1.73 m ( 5 ft 8 in ) Title Miss Bombay 1966 Eve 's Weekly Miss India 1966 Miss World 1966 Spouse ( s ) Dr. David Powell ( m. 1971 ) Children Beauty pageant titleholder Major competition ( s ) Miss Bombay 1966 ( Winner ) Eve 's Weekly Miss India 1966 ( Winner ) Miss World 1966 ( Winner ) ( Best in Eveningwear ) Reita Faria Powell ( born August 23, 1943 ) born to Goan parents in British Bombay ( now Mumbai ) is an Indian model, doctor and beauty pageant titleholder who won the Miss World title in the year 1966, making her the first Asian woman to win the event. She is also the first Miss World winner to qualify as a Doctor. Contents 1 Career 2 Personal life 3 See also 4 References 5 Sources Career Faria was born in Goa. After winning the Miss Mumbai Crown, she won the Eve 's Weekly Miss India contest ( not to be confused with the Femina Miss India competition, won that year by Yasmin Daji ). After her one - year tenure as Miss World, she refused modeling and films and instead concentrated on medical studies. Reita Faria was a student at the Grant Medical College & Sir J.J. Group of Hospitals where she completed her M.B.B.S. degree. Thereafter she went on to study at King 's College Hospital, London. She married her mentor David Powell in 1971, and in 1973, the couple shifted to Dublin, where she started her medical practice. Reita was a judge at Femina Miss India in 1998, and has come back to judge the Miss World competition on a few occasions. For instance she was a judge along with Demis Roussos at the Miss World final of 1976 held in London where Cindy Breakespeare was crowned Miss World. Personal life She now lives in Dublin, Ireland, with her husband, endocrinologist David Powell, whom she married in 1971. They have two children ( Deirdre and Ann Marie ) and five grandchildren ( Patrick, Cormac, David, Maria and Johnny ). See also List Of Firsts In India References Jump up ^ INDIAN MIRROR - Makers of India - Women of Fame Jump up ^ Goa Miscellania Jump up ^ `` Lost and found : Thirty newsmakers from the pages of Indian history and where they are now : Cover Story ''. India Today. July 3, 2006. Retrieved 2013 - 12 - 16. Jump up ^ `` The first Indian to win the Miss World title ''. Rediff News. 12 December 2006. Retrieved 26 June 2010. Jump up ^ `` Miss World 1966 - Reita Faria - India ''. Miss World. 2009. Archived from the original on 5 August 2010. Retrieved 26 June 2010. Sources http://www.pageantopolis.com/1960-1969.html http://www.missworld.com Awards and titles for Reita Faria Awards and achievements Preceded by Lesley Langley Miss World 1966 Succeeded by Madeleine Hartog Bell Preceded by ? Eve 's Weekly Miss India 1966 1966 Succeeded by ? Miss World titleholders ( 1960 -- 1979 ) Norma Cappagli ( 1960 ) Rosemarie Frankland ( 1961 ) Catharina Lodders ( 1962 ) Carole Crawford ( 1963 ) Ann Sidney ( 1964 ) Lesley Langley ( 1965 ) Reita Faria ( 1966 ) Madeline Hartog - Bel ( 1967 ) Penelope Plummer ( 1968 ) Eva Rueber - Staier ( 1969 ) Jennifer Hosten ( 1970 ) Lúcia Petterle ( 1971 ) Belinda Green ( 1972 ) Marjorie Wallace ( 1973 ) Helen Morgan / Anneline Kriel ( 1974 ) Wilnelia Merced ( 1975 ) Cindy Breakspeare ( 1976 ) Mary Stävin ( 1977 ) Silvana Suárez ( 1978 ) Gina Swainson ( 1979 ) Complete list ( 1951 -- 1959 ) ( 1960 -- 1979 ) ( 1980 -- 1999 ) ( 2000 -- 2019 ) Miss World Continental Queen of Beauty titleholders ( 1966 ) Africa Johanna Maud Carter Americas Marlucci Manvailler Rocha Asia & Oceania Reita Faria Europe Gigliola Carbonara Major international pageant titleholders ( 1966 ) Miss Universe Margareta Arvidsson Miss World Reita Faria Major international pageants titleholders of 80 81 82 83 84 85 86 87 88 89 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 Miss India winners in the Big Four international beauty pageants Miss Universe Sushmita Sen ( 1994 ) Lara Dutta ( 2000 ) Miss World Reita Faria ( 1966 ) Aishwarya Rai ( 1994 ) Diana Hayden ( 1997 ) Yukta Mookhey ( 1999 ) Priyanka Chopra ( 2000 ) Manushi Chhillar ( 2017 ) Miss Earth Nicole Faria ( 2010 ) Miss International - Australia Brazil Canada Finland France Germany Great Britain Iceland India Japan Mexico Netherlands Norway Perú Philippines Poland Puerto Rico South Africa Spain Sweden USA Venezuela This Indian biographical article is a stub. 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Question: first indian woman to win the miss world title in 1966
Answer: Reita Faria Powell