Miss India winners: 1983

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Miss India winners: 1983

Miss India - Rekha Hande

Miss India first runner up - Sweety Grewal

Rekha Hande

Rekha Hande

Miss India 1983: After winning the title, Rekha Hande persued modeling and do theatre. She has also acted in Kannada and Hindi serials. Miss Garden City, Spring Queen, Pond's Queen, May Queen, Aero Princess, Giants Queen and Eve's Weekly first runner-up, followed by the Miss India crown. She was truly a beauty queen with merits to prove it. Rekha continues to model and do theatre. She has also acted in Kannada and Hindi serials.

However, Rekha did not pursue this glamorous field. She soon got married to a doctor in the US. And, today, she works for charity organisations.

Sweety Grewal

Miss India first runner up - Sweety Grewal

Sahila Chadha

1983 India’s representative for Miss International, selected by Eve’s Weekly Sahila Chad

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