Mehr Jesia (born 30 November 1968) is a former

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and an Indian supermodel.

Early life and background

Jesia was born into a

Parsi Parsis () or Parsees are an ethnoreligious group of the Indian subcontinent adhering to Zoroastrianism. They are descended from Persians who migrated to Medieval India during and after the Arab conquest of Iran (part of the early Muslim conq ...

family on 30 November 1968. She completed her schooling in J B Vaccha High School for Parsi Girls, Dadar,Mumbai. She grew up in

Dadar Parsi Colony Dadar Parsi Colony (officially Mancherji Joshi Parsi Colony) is an upper class Parsi colony in midtown South Mumbai. It is situated in the locality of Dadar-Matunga. Unlike the other Parsi colonies (also known as '', literally gardens) it is no ...

in Mumbai. 111

Career

Jesia started her career in 1980s, and won the

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title in 1986. Soon she became a part of the first generation of Indian supermodels like

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, Shyamolie Verma and Anna Bredmeyer.

Film career

Jesia and Arjun Rampal produced the film '' I See You'' (2006) through their production company

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. The film starred Rampal, Vipasha Agarwal,

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and

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Personal life

She has always shown great interest in sports, and was known to enjoy swimming, badminton, and other sports before she became a model. She married former model and Bollywood actor

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in 1998. They have two daughters. On 28 May 2018 the couple announced separation in a joint statement after 20 years of marriage.

References

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