Diya Mirza won the prestigious Miss Asia Pacific title at the beauty pageant held on 2 December, 2000, in Manila. She is the second Indian contestant to be crowned Miss Asia Pacific and the first in 29 years. Diya Mirza never really thought that she would land up in Bollywood but when she got the offer of Vashu Bhagnani's film Rehna Hai Tere Dil Mein, she took the plunge. Born to a German father and a Bengali mother, this light-eyed damsel though hasn't been very lucky so far but is sure to stay.





Trivia:

Pet Name: Dee

Plus Point: My humility

Minus Point: My impatient nature

Favorite Perfume: Baby Doll by Ralph Lauren

Favorite Food: Hyderabadi Biryani

Favourite Holiday Spot: Hyderabad, it's home for me

Languages known: Hindi, Urdu, Bengali and Telugu

Strength: My mother

Weakness: Chocolates and children

Biggest fear: Losing myself

Philosophy of Life: Aim for the highest, reach for the best, live day to day and leave the rest to God

Dream Role: Aishwarya's role in Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam

Directors you would like to work with: Any talented director who can extract the best out of me

Favourite films: Forest Gump and Schlinder's List

Best compliment paid by a man: An elderly gentleman who I don't even know wrote a lovely poem on me after I won Ms Asia-Pacific

Turn on in a man: Simplicity

Turn off in a man: Extravagance

My sex appeal: My eyes and smile

If I was not a model: I´d probably be an astronaut and would explore far and beyond

My first crush: Prince William

Favourite Car: The Beetle!

Favourite Holiday Spot: Bali...most definitely!

The thing I can´t stand in girls: Being Bitchy

One thing my boyfriend shall definitely possess: Charm

Favourite Discotheque: Fire ´n Ice

What irritates me most is: Facade

Best Compliment: I was baptized "the Diminutive Beauty" by Hemant Trevedi

Favourite Labels: Bisou Bisou, Calvin Klein, Armani and all of Hemant´s and Ritu´s clothes