Fleur Ezekiel is an Indian model who was crowned Eve's Weekly Miss India 1959 and represented India at

Miss World 1959 Miss World 1959, the 9th edition of the Miss World pageant, was held on 10 November 1959 at the Lyceum Ballroom in London, United Kingdom and was the first to be televised by the BBC. 37 contestants competed for the Miss World. The winner was ...

. She was the first winner of Eve's Weekly Miss India pageant. She was Indian of Jewish ancestry, descending from a

Bene Israel The Bene Israel (), also referred to as the "Shanivar Teli" () or " Native Jew" caste, are a community of Jews in India. It has been suggested that they are the descendants of one of the Ten Lost Tribes via their ancestors who had settled there ce ...

family. 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.Miss India 2008
Bindaaspoll, Saturday, 1 November 2008. Retrieved 3 October 2017.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Ezekiel, Fleur Bene Israel Femina Miss India winners Female models from Maharashtra Jewish female models Living people Year of birth missing (living people) Indian Jews Miss World 1959 delegates