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IN NEWS  Yukta Mookhey, owes her Miss World title to her `upbringing'. Not to her physical beauty alone. Sushmita Sen did not want to rest on her laurels forever despite being heralded as the most beautiful woman in the the universe. Instead, she wanted to be ``looked up to as a role model and a leader and not just an 18-year old girl who once did her country proud.'' Aishwarya Rai, according to Tanuja Chandra, film-maker, is ``very nice looking but also very intelligent,'' apart from having held the Miss World title too. Obviously, Indian beauty is undergoing a strange metamorphosis, even as it is invading the world with its mesmeric charms. More stories: What is the secret behind the success of the Indian woman? Yukta Mookhey's Biodata before Miss World Fourth crown in 6 years establishes India as beauty superpower `Mulund chi mulgi' Yukta enraptures city The beauty and the business , Representing India in the Miss International pageant Sri Krupa Murali, 20, representing India in the Miss International pageant, speaks during a press conference in Tokyo on Dec 7. She is one of 53 contestants in the pageant scheduled for Dec 14. (AP) Miss India Worldwide 2000   Newly crowned Miss India Worldwide 2000 Aarti Chabria (C) poses with her predecessor Melissa Bhagat (L) and Miss India New York 1999 Asha Hanif on Nov.27 in Rahway, New Jersey. The contest included participants of Indian origin from 20 countries. (AFP)                   A