Fleur Ezekiel

Fleur Ezekiel
Beauty pageant titleholder
Born Fleur Ezekiel
Occupation Model
Years active 1950s-1970s
Height 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Title(s) Eve's Weekly Miss India 1959
Major
competition(s)
Eve's Weekly Miss India 1959
(Winner)
Miss World 1959
(Unplaced)

Fleur Ezekiel was an Indian model who was crowned Eve's Weekly Miss India 1959 and represented India at Miss World 1959. She was the first winner of Eve's Weekly Miss India pageant. She was Indian of Jewish ancestry, descending from a Bene Israel family. She has one younger brother, Noel Ezekiel. She was an Indian pioneer who brought India into the spotlight after becoming the first Indian to participate in Miss World.[1]

References

  1. , Bindaaspoll, Saturday, 1 November 2008
Preceded by
First Winner
Eve's Weekly Miss India
1959
Succeeded by
Iona Pinto
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