Priyanka Chopra, an Indian actress, singer, and beauty queen, was born in Jamshedpur, India, in 1982.
Priyanka Chopra Jonas is an Indian actress, producer, model, and singer who was born on July 18, 1982. Chopra is one of India's highest-paid actresses, having won the Miss World pageant in 2000. She's won a slew of awards, including two National Film Awards and five Filmfares. In 2016, the Indian government awarded her the Padma Shri, Time named her one of the world's 100 most influential people, and Forbes named her one of the World's 100 Most Powerful Women in the following two years.
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