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Yukta Mookhey, born on October 7, 1977 in Mumbai, Bombay State, India, is a model, beauty pageant contestant and film actor. That puts Yukta Mookhey at 49 years old in 2026. Education on record includes KET's V. G. Vaze College of Arts, Science and Commerce(Autonomous). The listed height is 180 cm.
My Take
Yukta Mookhey interests me less for the Miss World 1999 crown and more for what she chose to do with it. Becoming only the fourth Indian woman to win that title carried enormous national weight, and she backed it with a film career spanning Hindi, Tamil, and Telugu cinema, which takes real linguistic versatility. What I find genuinely admirable, though, is her later turn toward civic activism. Too many pageant winners treat the title as a finish line; she treated it as a launchpad into public service. That refusal to let beauty be the whole story is what earns my respect.
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1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Yukta Mookhey
- Name (Japanese)
- ユクタ・ムーキー
- Reading
- ゆくた・むーきー
- Born
- October 7, 1977 (age 49)
- Origin
- Mumbai, Bombay State, India
- Height
- 180 cm
- Occupation
- model / beauty pageant contestant / film actor
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Libra / Snake
2. Background
- University
- KET's V. G. Vaze College of Arts, Science and Commerce(Autonomous)
3. Links
- Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yukta%20Mookhey
- Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q263826
4. About this entry
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Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.
Frequently asked questions
When was Yukta Mookhey born?
Yukta Mookhey was born on October 7, 1977 and is 49 years old.
Where is Yukta Mookhey from?
Yukta Mookhey is from Mumbai, Bombay State, India.
What does Yukta Mookhey do?
Yukta Mookhey works as model, beauty pageant contestant, film actor.
How tall is Yukta Mookhey?
Yukta Mookhey is 180 cm tall.
Where did Yukta Mookhey study?
Yukta Mookhey attended KET's V. G. Vaze College of Arts, Science and Commerce.
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