Reita Faria Powell (née Faria; born 23 August 1943) is an Indian physician, former model and the winner of the Miss World 1966 pageant. Born in Bombay to Goan parents, Faria is the first Asian woman to win the beauty contest. She is also the first Miss World winner to be qualified as a physician. Personal life Faria currently lives in Dublin, Ireland, with her husband, endocrinologist David Powell, whom she married in 1971. She has two daughters. Career Faria was born in Bombay. Soon after winning the Miss Bombay Crown, she won the Eve's Weekly Miss India contest 1966 competition (not to be confused with the Femina Miss India, won by Yasmin Daji). During the Miss World 1966 contest, she won the sub-titles 'Best in Swimsuit' and 'Best in Eveningwear' for wearing a saree. She eventually went on to win the Miss World 1966 crown at the climax of the event, beating 51 competing delegates from other countries. After her one-year tenure as Miss World, she began receiving various offers to act in films. Faria refused lucrative modelling and acting contracts, and instead concentrated on medical studies. She 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. See also Yasmin Daji Femina Miss India References External links Article Title http://www.missworld.com Medical doctors from Mumbai Medical doctors from Goa Femina Miss India winners Miss World winners Miss World 1966 delegates Living people 1943 births Indian beauty pageant winners Indian emigrants to Ireland Indian women medical doctors 20th-century Indian women scientists 20th-century Indian medical doctors University of Mumbai alumni Alumni of King's College London Women scientists from Goa Female models from Goa 20th-century women physicians United Service Organizations entertainers