Aditi Govitrikar | |
|---|---|
 Govitrikar in 2011 | |
| Born | 21 May 1976 |
| Occupation(s) | Actress, Model, Doctor |
| Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) |
| Spouse | |
| Children | 2 |
| Beauty pageant titleholder | |
| Title | Gladrags Megamodel 1996 Gladrags Mrs. India 2001 Mrs. World 2001 |
| Major competition(s) | Gladrags Megamodel 1996 (Winner) Gladrags Mrs. India 2001 (Winner) Mrs. World 2001 (Winner) (Best in Swimsuit) |
| Website | aditigovitrikar |
Aditi Govitrikar (born 21 May 1976) is an Indian actress, physician and former model. She is the first Indian woman to win the Mrs. World title in 2001.[1] From 1997 to 2004, Govitrikar remained the only Indian supermodel with both a medical doctor and a psychologist qualification. She has been touted by Hindustan Times as "Beauty with Brains".[2] She is a vegetarian and ardent Vipassana practitioner.[3] She was a contestant on Fear Factor: Khatron Ke Khiladi 1 and Bigg Boss 3. Govitrikar won the Gladrags Megamodel Contest in 1996 and the Gladrags Mrs. India in 2000, subsequently winning Mrs. World Contest in 2001. She ventured into acting when she played a prominent role in Thammudu (1999), a movie that was a runaway hit. She went on to act in many movies including Paheli (2005) India's official entry to the 79th Academy Awards and De Dana Dan (2009), that won an award at the International Indian Film Academy Award. She also played a leading role in several super hit music videos such as Kabhi to Nazar Milao by Adnan Sami and Asha Bhosle (1997) and Aaeena by Jagjit Singh (2000). In 2020, she hosted the show Mother's Care on Zee Zest. She launched PETA in India and has also endorsed top tier international brands such as Coca-Cola, Chopard, Fendi and Harry Winston.
- ^ "Photos: Meet Dr Aditi Govitrikar, the first Indian woman to have won Mrs World title". Hindustan Times. 26 June 2021. Retrieved 21 February 2022.
- ^ "Bold & beautiful". Hindustan Times. 18 June 2013. Archived from the original on 21 March 2018. Retrieved 21 March 2018.
- ^ "Supermodel Aditi Govitrikar Says, 'Let Vegetarianism Grow on You'". Peta India. 12 August 2000. Archived from the original on 21 March 2018. Retrieved 21 March 2018.