Priyanka Chopra is one of the very few artists who have successfully made a name for herself as an actor, singer and entrepreneur. She has come a long way from a no-name model after she became Miss World in 2000. Today, on April 13, the global icon shared a picture of herself from the beauty pageant and compared the Priyanka of then with the Priyanka of now.

Priyanka Chopra shares a nostalgic post from Miss India 2000 pageant

Taking to her Instagram, the Matrix Resurrections star shared two pictures along with the caption, “How it started… how it’s going. (hearts emojis) PS: those 2000s brows though (eyes emoji). My 17-year-old self was just trying to pretend like I belonged. In that moment I was desperately trying to keep it together. With the weight of the heavy sari and the newly acquired crown flimsily pinned into my hair with 2 bobby pins, my confidence was slowly slipping as well. But I held it together, just like my sari, with a few safety pins. (smiling emoji)’

The 1st picture features Priyanka adorned in her Femina Miss India 2000 sash and a white sari. In 2nd picture, a contemporary Priyanka captures a mirror selfie, sporting a grey jeans jacket complemented by a white crop-top and matching pants.
The fans were quick to react to the picture and started showering their favourite female star with love. fellow actress Parul Gulati wrote, “You are a literal queen (heart emojis).” A fan commented, “The best and baddest miss world ever (fire emojis).” Another fan wrote, “Queen of Bollywood (heart-shaped eye emoji).” A user also called her an ‘Inspiration.’

Priyanka Chopra’s upcoming projects

Recently, she starred in the American rom-com Love Again and is presently filming for the action-comedy Heads of State alongside Idris Elba and John Cena. Additionally, Priyanka ventured into executive production with the Oscar-nominated documentary To Kill a Tiger.