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Born in Mangalore, Aishwarya's father Krishnaraj Rai, was a marine biologist, and mother Vrinda Rai, a writer. She has one elder brother, Aditya Rai, who is an engineer in the merchant navy and also co-produced one of Rai's movies, Dil Ka Rishta (2003). Aishwarya is fluent in five languages - English, Hindi, Urdu, Marathi and Tamil She won the second place (behind Sushmita Sen) in the 1994 Miss India contest, and went on to win the Miss World title the same year where she also won the Miss Photogenic award. She married actor Abhishek Bachchan, three years younger to her, on 20 April 2007. L'Oreal Paris brand ambassador Aishwarya has been a global brand ambassador of L'Oreal since 2005 and a regular fixture at the Cannes film festival since then. L'Oreal Paris are the official makeup artistes at the Cannes Film Festival since 1998. Other Endorsements Longines
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