While watching her husband Nick Jonas (32 years old) perform with the band The Jonas Brothers at The O2 Arena (London) on September 16, Miss World Priyanka Chopra (42 years old) said she remembered the live televised beauty pageant that was once held at this arena.
In an Instagram post shared on September 17, Priyanka Chopra captured herself at The O2 with the caption: “September 16th shouldn’t have been so much fun,” before recounting her victory at the 2000 Miss World pageant, along with an incident.
“I was crowned Miss World in this arena 24 years ago. I will never forget that moment of me as an 18-year-old, excited, nervous and competitive, trying to look perfect, to be the most beautiful,” Priyanka Chopra continued.
The actress later revealed that a wardrobe malfunction almost made the moment even more “memorable,” though not in a good way.
“The memory I will never forget from November 30, 2000 is balancing on high heels with my beautiful Hemant Trivedi evening gown slipping down all evening, because the velcro was not holding the dress in place because I was sweating so much. If you do a Google image search, after winning, it looked like I was saluting to show my gratitude but I was actually struggling to keep my dress from slipping. Luckily everything turned out okay in the end,” she said.
During an appearance on The Jennifer Hudson Show last year, Priyanka Chopra revealed that her musician husband saw her compete in a beauty pageant 24 years ago and fell in love with her at first sight. They married in 2018 and now have a daughter.
“My mother-in-law said, ‘I remember watching you when you won the crown,'” the former Miss World told host Jennifer Hudson.
“I remember very clearly that it was November 2000, Nick was in a Broadway show when he was 8 years old. Kevin Sr. – my father-in-law – loved watching beauty pageants. He watched the finale and Nick sat down next to him,” Priyanka Chopra recalled.
After Hudson asked if she believed the relationship was destined because of that moment, Chopra replied, “Maybe.”
“I believe that people are meant to be together at some point in their lives. And I think it’s destiny,” the Quantico actress said.
Priyanka Chopra is one of India’s highest-paid and most popular actresses. She has received numerous awards, including a National Film Award and five Filmfare Awards. In 2016, the Indian government awarded her the Padma Shri, recognizing “outstanding contributions to diverse fields of endeavor, including art, education, industry, literature, science, acting, medicine, social service and public affairs.” Time magazine named her one of the 100 most influential people in the world.
In addition to her acting career, Priyanka Chopra is also involved in charity. She has worked with UNICEF for 10 years, and was appointed as a UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador for Child Rights in 2010 and 2016.
