Top 10 Facts about Indian actress Priyanka Chopra Jonas

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Top 10 Facts about Indian actress Priyanka Chopra Jonas

You may know Priyanka Chopra from her starring role in Quantico. Priyanka won the hearts of many when she played Alex Parrish, an FBI detective.

She is married to Nick Jonas and is also known for her fabulous red-carpet style.

There are so many things you probably didn’t know about the actress.

She has had a successful career in the beauty pageant as well as singing.

Priyanka Chopra Jonas is also a philanthropist who gives to education, hunger and equal right for women.

As the first South Asian actress with a leading role in Hollywood, Priyanka has her name among the A-listers.

Before her big break into Hollywood, Priyanka was well known in India.

She had a successful career in Bollywood and had represented India in several beauty pageants.

I have put together the top 10 facts about Priyanka Chopra Jonas.

1. Priyanka was named among the top 100 most influential people

Priyanka Chopra Jonas has been named in Time’s 100 Most Influential People issue.

She appeared alongside Mark Zuckerberg and Leonardo DiCaprio.

Priyanka was one of the few celebrities that attended Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s wedding.

She also has a huge following on Instagram with 29.2 million followers.

This makes her the most followed Indian on Instagram. Coming in a close second is Prime Minister Narendra Modi and megastar Amitabh Bachchan.

In 2016, Priyanka received the People’s Choice Award for favourite actress in a new TV Series for her role on “Quantico.”

She was the first South Asian actress to win such an award.

2. Her parents were doctors and she did not mind the moving that came with it

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Priyanka comes from a family of doctors, her parents worked for the Indian army.

Before they retired, they Chopras moved a lot.

They lived in several towns and cities in India like Delhi, Chandigarh, Ambala, Ladakh, Lucknow, Bareilly, and Pune.

Priyanka enjoyed the experience that came with changing schools and regular travel.  

At one point she attended the 10th grade in Boston, where she said she was bullied.

3. Priyanka was once Miss World

After moving back to India with her mother, Priyanka transformed from being a carefree tomboy to a beautiful teenage.

This prompted her dad to take measures in keeping boys at bay by installing grills on their windows.

Her mother entered her into the beauty pageant when she turned 18. She competed in the Miss World pageant.

In 2000, Priyanka won Miss India as well as Miss World Continental Queen of Beauty of Asia and Oceania.

Growing up, she hoped to be an aeronautical engineer for NASA. This was before she won the pageants.

She later joined Bollywood in 2003 in her debut film, the hero: Love story of a spy.

4. Priyanka Chopra Jonas’ first American film audition was for Quantico

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Before she auditioned for Quantico, Priyanka had never auditioned for any other role back in India.

The series premiered in 2015 on ABC, making Priyanka the first South Asian with a leading role in an American network drama series.

The series got several positive reviews from television critics and she was praised for her performance.

In 2017, she won a second People’s Choice Award for Favourite Dramatic TV Actress.

5. She owns a film production company

Priyanka, together with her mother, started their own production company called Purple Pebble Productions.

Being a storyteller, she uses the company to tell great stories and promote upcoming talent.

They have produced movies such as Ventilator, which won 3 National Awards in India.

6. Her Tattoo, Daddy’s lil girl has a deeper meaning

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Priyanka was so close to her dad that when he passed away in 2013, she got herself a tattoo in his handwriting.

The lose changed her, creating a void in her. The tattoo, Daddy’s lil girl is her constant reminder of the strong bond they had.

Her dad was her biggest fan. She is also close to her mother who has been her greatest supporter.

7. Priyanka is also a writer

Chopra wrote an opinion column known as The Priyanka Chopra Column for the Hindustan Times in 2009.

Her column was about a relationship, her life experiences, and advice. She had a total of 50 articles for the column.

Priyanka also wrote a memoir and book of essays titled Unfinished.

She also wrote an op-ed for The New York Times titled “What Jane Austen Knew”, it was about the importance of education for girls.

Other than acting and writing, Priyanka was on the judges’ panel of the Miss India pageant in 2007 and Miss World in 2009.

8. Priyanka has relatives in the film industry

Priyanka Chopra Jonas comes from an extended family that loves the art.

The Chopra family is made up of famous award-winning actresses like Parineeti Chopra, Meera Chopra, and Mannara Chopra.

They all keep in touch via group chats and are extremely close-knit.

9. She dedicates her time to philanthropy too

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Priyanka was named a global UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador in 2010. She has also been a UNICEF India Ambassador for years.

She started The Priyanka Chopra Foundation for Health and Education.

Her foundation focuses on providing education and medical care for young girls. She donates 10% of her proceeds to the foundation.

In 2017, she visited Zimbabwe to speak with child survivors of sexual violence.

Priyanka also promotes social causes such as environment, women’s rights, gender equality, gender pay gap, and feminism.

10. Priyanka Chopra Jonas is close friends with Megan Markle

Priyanka attended Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s wedding.

She first met Meghan Markle at an ELLE Women in Television dinner.

They bonded as actors and became friends like any two girls would.

Their friendship earned her the coveted spot at Meghan and Prince Harry’s royal wedding in May 2018.

She was one of the best-dressed guests at the wedding.