As the set Indian trend she also joined the film Industry and her first Hindi movie was "Pyasa" [2002] in which another Sindhi Aaftab Shivdasani played the leading role. [14] Mookhey also won the Asia & Oceania's Queen of Beauty Award during the Miss World contest. Family return back to homeland during 1986 and here at Mumbai she went on for graduation in Zoology. In the year 2005 her two films "Memsaheb" and "Love in Japan" were released and in the year 2006 she appeared in music video "Kathputali". Early life. She was crowned Miss World in December 1999 at the Olympia theatre in London at the age of 22. [27] The marriage was held on 2 November 2008 in a traditional Sikh ceremony at a Nagpur Gurudwara followed by a reception. 'Oceania. Her mother Aroona used to run a grooming saloon in Santa Cruz, Mumbai and her father, Inderlal Mookhey was a former Managing Director of a clothing company. Unfortunately the film proved flop at the box office. Yukata Mukhi - Mookhi -Mookhey : Sindhi girl : Miss India : Miss World It was a chilly evening of December 1999 cameras were hyper active at Olympia theater in London, representative of world press were not only catching every action of central stage on celluloid but waiting for all important announcement. Her family members … She was also crowned Queen of Asia and Asia. Yukta was born in the Sindhi-speaking Mookhey family in Bombay, Maharashtra, India, on October 7, 1979. In the semifinal round during the grand finale, she was asked a question from the judge Viv Richards - “How do you define a true sports person?”, to which she answered: “I would define a true sports person as the one who welcomes defeat as well as success with a healthy attitude and with a smile”[9]. Wining the Miss world 1999 title Yukata has justified her family name. She was also crowned Miss World-Asia and Miss World-Oceania during the contest. Her father, Inderlal Mookhey was company director of Ragz Clothing Company. During the pagent's question and answer round, she was asked if she could be anyone in the world who would she want to be. It was her inner beauty, compassion and her aura. Yukata Mukhi - Mookhi -Mookhey : Sindhi girl : Miss India : Miss World. Thank you”[9], At the end of the event, she was crowned as Miss India World 1999 by the outgoing titleholder Annie Thomas, giving her the right to represent India at the Miss World 1999 contest. Yukta was born in the Sindhi-speaking Mookhey family in Bombay, Maharashtra, India, on October 7, 1979. Mookhey was born in Bangalore in a Sindhi family and was raised in Dubai until Mookhey was seven years of age. 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Her family consists of her dad, Inderlal, the former Managing Director of Ragz Clothing Company, but is now a Real Estate Agent who also deals in stocks and bonds; her mom, Aruna, who runs a .... Born on , , Yukta hails from , , . [16][17], After Mookhey's tenure as Miss World, she involved herself in various social and charitable causes. She was the fourth Indian woman to win the Miss World title. She won the title of Miss World in the year 1999. Yukta Mookhey Hot Biography Date of Birth 7 October 1979, Bombay, Maharashtra, India Birth Name Yookta Inderlal Mookhey Height 5' 11" (1.80 m) Mini Biography Yukta was born in the Sindhi-speaking Mookhey family in Bombay, Maharashtra, India, on October 7, 1979. In the year 2003 injury forced her to opted out from the movie Market. She expressed - “I have spent my time learning the Indian sign language because I feel that hearing impaired people have so much latent creativity and are hampered only by their inability to communicate. In 1999, Mookhey entered herself into the Femina Miss India contest, where she was shortlisted as a contestant. Yukta & Tuli have one son but this marriage did not lost for longer period as since June 2014, the couple is living individual life after taking divorce through consensus. [28] They have one son together. Mookhey was born in Bangalore into a Sindhi family and grew up in Dubai until he was seven years old. Wiki Bio of Yukta Mookhey net worth is updated in 2021. [13] The first runner-up title was won by Martina Thorogood from Venezuela, followed by the second runner-up, Sonia Raciti of South Africa. Yukta Mookhey is an Indian model and actor. A Sindhi Hindu this side who has been closely observing the characteristics of people by their ethnicity. Mookhey replied - “It would have to be Audrey Hepburn. A. E. Yukta took the lessons for the basic schooling. Yukta Inderlal Mookhey is an Indian actress, civic activist and the winner of Miss World 1999. In India these were the movements of anxiety because Mumbai born Sindhi girl Yukta … She is a former model, and has also worked in Hindi films. Sindhi is the mother tongue of Yukta. I would like to help them by drawing attention to this issue.”[23], Mookhey is an environmental activist, and has participated in various clean drives and social movements to prevent afforestation. She was crowned 'Miss India World' by 'Femina' and eventually became the fourth Indian to win the 'Miss World' pageant, in 1999. Mookhey was born in Bangalore in a Sindhi family[6] and was raised in Dubai until Mookhey was seven years of age. Her family moved back to Mumbai in June 1986. Yukta Mookhey is an Indian actress, model and beauty queen who was crowned Femina Miss India World 1999 and Miss World 1999. She was previously crowned as Femina Miss India World in 1999. Besides the academics she has also completed courses for Fine Art and Indian classical music. Yukta was born in the Sindhi-speaking Mookhey family in Bombay, Maharashtra, India, on October 7, 1979. Later she acted in various films like Love In Japan, Memsahab and others. Her family moved back to Mumbai in June 1986. Yukta Mookhey, Actress: Memsahab. She was also crowned as the Miss World - Asia and Oceania during the contest. She was previously crowned as Femina Miss India World in 1999. Yukta Mookhey is also known for her major roles in such Bollywood films as Love in Japan, Memsahab, and Pyaasa. She is a former model, and has also worked in Hindi films. In 1986, Mookhey family returned to Mumbai and started living in Mulund (a suburb in Mumbai). the Miss World contest. She was later signed up in the 2004 release Insaaf: The Justice, but had to drop the project. Mookhey proceeded to the succeeding round, where all her fellow Top 5 delegates were asked the same question - “In the context of the recent controversy, if you were Chelsea Clinton, what is the single most important advice, you as a daughter would you give to your parents Bill Clinton and Hillary Clinton, and why?”, to which she stated: “If I was Chelsea Clinton, I would tell my parents that in the values that you have taught me, I still stand by you no matter what. 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She has more interest in writing and interacting with the people let us hope in future she might come with something to hit the global book market. The model was in Dubai with her family for seven years for her studies. Mookhey was born in Bangalore into a Sindhi family and grew up in Dubai until he was seven years old. [18] She has worked for the people affected by HIV/AIDS, breast cancer and thalassemia. As the father was working with a clothing company and his professional commitments were requiring so the family shifted to Gulf countries where at Dubai U. After school, she studied zoology at the V. G. Vaze College in Mumbai. She made her debut in Bollywood with the film Pyaasa in the year 2002. In sindhi language word Mukhi [also spelled as Mookhi or Mookhey] is used for the leader of the society. [15] Mookhey became the fourth woman from India to win Miss World after Reita Faria in 1966, Aishwarya Rai in 1994 and Diana Hayden in 1997. Yukta Mookhey was also crowned as Miss World - Asia and Oceania during the contest.