Naina Balsaver Ahmed (born 1959) is an Indian actress, model and winner of Femina Miss India 1976.

Early life and pageantry

Naina Balsaver was born in Uttar Pradesh. In the year 1976 she competed in

Femina Miss India Miss India or Femina Miss India is a national beauty pageant in India that annually selects representatives to compete in Miss World, one of the Big Four major international beauty pageants. It is organised by '' Femina'', a women's magazine ...

pageant and eventually won the coveted crown. She was appointed to represent India at Miss Universe 1976 and

Miss World 1976 Miss World 1976, the 26th edition of the Miss World pageant, was held on 18 November 1976 at the Royal Albert Hall in London, United Kingdom. The winner was Cindy Breakspeare from Jamaica. She was crowned by Miss World 1975, Wilnelia Merced ...

pageants. However she did not compete in

due to protest against the presence of two South African entries - one white and one black - in conformity with the apartheid policy of racial separation. The same year, she competed at Miss Universe pageant but remained unplaced. She is the only Femina Miss India winner who carried both the Femina Miss India Universe and Femina Miss India World titles.

Career

She acted in Bollywood films. She acted in the television soap opera, ''Manzil''. She contested on BSP ticket against

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but lost the election. She is a jewelry designer.

Personal life

She married twice, first when she was 19. She later married Akbar Ahmed, a politician and real estate developer. Her first husband's name was Riyaz Ismail.

References

Female models from Uttar Pradesh Femina Miss India winners Living people 1959 births Miss Universe 1976 contestants Bahujan Samaj Party politicians {{Asia-pageant-bio-stub