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Femina Miss India 1965 Persis Khambatta who made waves in Hollywood

Born on October 2, 1948, Persis Khambatta comes from a middle-class Parsi family. Persis was only two when her father left the family. She got her big break at the age of thirteen when her photo was taken by a well-known photographer from Mumbai, which was used for a successful campaign for a famous soap brand Rexona. Persis won the Femina Miss India contest in 1965, who was the second winner of Femina Miss India and the third Indian woman to participate in the Miss Universe pageant. She also won the Miss Photogenic award at the Femina Miss India contest. Persis became a model for companies such as Air India, Revlon and Garden Vareli. She made her Bollywood début in director K. A. Abbas's 'Bambai Raat Ki Bahon Mein' (1968), playing cabaret singer Lily. After doing minor roles in 'Conduct Unbecoming' (1975) and 'The Wilby Conspiracy' (1975), Persis landed the role of a bald Deltan navigator Lieutenant Ilia, in 'Star Trek: The Motion Picture' (1979). She shaved her head for the role. Persis was the first Indian citizen to present an Academy Award in 1980. She was also nominated for her role in 'Star Trek' at the Saturn Awards for Best Actress. This led to roles in 'Nighthawks' (1981), 'Megaforce' (1982), 'Warrior of the Lost World' (1983), and 'She-Wolves of the Wasteland' (1988). Persis was considered for the title role in the James Bond movie 'Octopussy' (1983) but was passed over in favour of Maud Adams. She returned to Mumbai in 1985 and appeared in the 1986 Hindi movie 'Shingora' opposite Aditya Pancholi and Marc Zuber. Followed by guest roles on various television series such as 'Mike Hammer' and 'MacGyver'. She wrote and published a coffee table book 'Pride of India' in 1997. Persis' final appearance in an acting role was that of Chair of the Congress of Nations in the 1993 pilot episode of 'Lois and Clark: The New Adventures of Superman'. Persis married Hollywood actor Cliff Taylor only weeks after meeting him in June 1981, followed by divorce in two months. In 1998, Khambatta died of a massive heart attack on August 18, 1998, at the age of forty-nine.

 
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