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“And today my legs sell like 12 or 15 products in my part of the world. Yeah they do."
Trust Priyanka Chopra to come up with a quirky statement. The 34-year-old Global icon said this to W magazine.
"When I was a teenager, I was a tomboy. So I had scars, I was always falling on my knees. They were not the prettiest legs in the world, and then I taught myself how to take care of my body. Anybody can do it if I can. I just think I've found how to be the best version of myself, and that took a lot of years,” she added, reported by TOI.
Recently W Magazine added Priyanka Chopra to it's New Royal's list, the first Indian to achieve this. Priyanka nailed it with her stunning look in a close up, featured on the cover of the September issue of the magazine.
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The magazine describes her as one of the 'new royals who totally rule,' alongside international divas such as Elle Fanning, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Jodie Foster, Halle Berry, and Irina Shayk and 16 others. With this feat, she became the first Indian to be named Hollywood Royalty.
Chopra has spent more than a decade in Bollywood, done a variety of roles, and been part of some blockbuster movies. But she has carved her niche internationally, so here are five instances where Piggy Chops created a splash at the international arena.
- Priyanka plays Alex Parrish – a tough FBI agent in an American TV show Quantico. In a first, an American television show featured an Indian actor as the central character. It was huge news. And even as we couldn't stop talking about it, the show became a hit worldwide and now Priyanka is busy shooting for the second season.
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- We spot an Indian face very rarely in Hollywood, that too in a negative role. PeeCee will soon make her Hollywood debut with Baywatch where she is likely to play a role of don - Victoria. In an interview, the actress even revealed that the role was initially meant for a man, but the director chose Priyanka instead for the character after meeting her.
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- She made headlines by becoming South Asia’s first actress to win a ‘People’s Choice Award For Favourite Actress In A New TV Series. Also, her 2009 rom-com 'What’s Your Rashee', earned her a place in the Guinness Book of World Records for portraying 12 distinct characters in one film.
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- Priyanka’s first single album, In My City, in collaboration collaborated with will.i.am, actually was her first step as an international star. It was a major hit selling over 130,000 copies and from there she was spotted by the Quantico producers. And from then on, her Hollywood career seems to be on an upswing.
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- Priyanka is also the first Indian actress to become UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador in 2010 seeing her remarkable work for child rights.
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She tweeted the Girl Rising video on her social media account on Monday.
Happy Teachers Day.Every girl deserves an education & together,we can make it happen @GirlRisingIndia #IAmGirlRising pic.twitter.com/WPd3jln5yr
— PRIYANKA (@priyankachopra) September 5, 2016
All the fame and accolades apart, Priyanka also is a charitable star. She donates 10% of he earnings every year to support underprivileged children through her foundation -The Priyanka Chopra Foundation for Health and Education.
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