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Fleur Ezekiel

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Fleur Ezekiel
Born
Fleur Ezekiel
OccupationModel
Height1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Beauty pageant titleholder
TitleEve's Weekly Miss India 1959
Years active1950s-1970s
Major
competition(s)
Eve's Weekly Miss India 1959
(Winner)
Miss World 1959
(Unplaced)

Fleur Ezekiel is an Indian model and beauty pageant titleholder 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.[1] 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.[2]

References

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  1. ^ "Meet the Jewish Beauty Queens of India". Jewish Telegraphic Agency. Retrieved 9 March 2022.
  2. ^ Miss India 2008, Bindaaspoll, Saturday, 1 November 2008. Retrieved 3 October 2017.
Preceded by
First Winner
Eve's Weekly Miss India
1959
Succeeded by
Iona Pinto