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  PERSIS KHAMBATTA ,ACTRESS  BORN  1948 OCTOBER 2 - 1998 AUGUST 18 Persis Khambatta (2 October 1948 – 18 August 1998) was an Indian model, actress and author.[1] She was known for her role as Lieutenant Ilia in the 1979 feature film Star Trek: The Motion Picture. Early life[edit source] Persis Khambatta was born into a middle-class Parsi home in Mumbai, then known as Bombay. Her father left the family when she was two years old.[2] She first gained fame when a set of her pictures casually taken by a well-known Bombay photographer[who?] was used for a successful campaign for a popular soap brand. This led eventually to her becoming a model. She entered and won the Femina Miss India contest in 1965. She was the second winner of Femina Miss India and third Indian woman to participate in the Miss Universe pageant. At the Femina Miss India contest, she also won the Miss Photogenic award.[3] Career[edit source] Persis Khambatta, Femina Miss India 1965 Khambatta's first appearan...

PERSIS KHAMBATTA ,  MISS INDIA 1965 ,TURNED AS ACTRESS BORN OCTOBER 2, 1948 Persis Khambatta (2 October 1948 – 18 August 1998) was an Indian model, actress and author.[1] She was known for her role as Lieutenant Ilia in the 1979 feature film Star Trek: The Motion Picture. Early life[edit source] Persis Khambatta was born into a middle-class Parsi home in Mumbai, then known as Bombay. Her father left the family when she was two years old.[2] She first gained fame when a set of her pictures casually taken by a well-known Bombay photographer[who?] was used for a successful campaign for a popular soap brand. This led eventually to her becoming a model. She entered and won the Femina Miss India contest in 1965. She was the second winner of Femina Miss India and third Indian woman to participate in the Miss Universe pageant. At the Femina Miss India contest, she also won the Miss Photogenic award.[3] Career[edit source] Persis Khambatta, Femina Miss India 1965 Kham...