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Nafisa Joseph was an Indian model, TV presenter and beauty pageant winner who died by suicide in 2004. She was the youngest Femina Miss India Universe and a finalist in Miss Universe 1997, and also hosted shows on MTV and Star World.
Dec 4, 2017 · Nafisa Joseph was the winner of the Femina Miss India pageant in 1997, but she ended her life in 2004 after a failed relationship with a married man. This article explores the reasons behind her suicide and the lessons we can learn from her story.
Jul 30, 2004 · The former Miss India and TV host hanged herself in her Mumbai flat after her fiance called off their wedding. She was 26 and had a bright career and a loving family.
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Nafisa Joseph was born on Tuesday, 28 March 1978 (age 26; at the time of death) in Delhi and was brought up in Bangalore, Karnataka, India. She completed her schooling at Bishop Cottons Girl’s School, Bengaluru, Karnataka. She studied at St. Joseph’s College (Autonomous), Bengaluru, Karnataka. Nafisa discontinued her studies after she won the Miss ...
Parents & Siblings
Her father, Nirmal Joseph, was a catholic Christian from Kerala, and her mother, Usha Joseph, a Bengali, was a descendant of Tagore. Usha is the first cousin of Sharmila Tagore. Her paternal grandmother was a Muslim, and some reports suggested that it was how Nafisa got her first name. She was related (maternal side) to the Bollywood actor Saif Ali Khan, Soha Ali Khan, and Saba Ali Khan. Nafisa had an elder sister.
Sameer Malhotra
Nafisa Joseph was in a relationship with the Bangalore-based model Sameer Malhotra and was engaged to him post her Miss India victory. The reason for their breakup is unknown.
Samir Soni
She was then in a relationship with the Mumbai-based actor Samir Soni. She had met him after she broke up with Sameer Malhotra, and Samir had just gotten out of his first marriage. Samir was working in one of Sandeep Sikhand’s play when they both met for the first time and they started going out shortly after that and was dating for nearly two years. In an interview, she revealed that Samir was obsessed with astrological signs and she got influenced by his habit and became interested in astro...
Rahul Bose
Some reports suggested that after her engagement with Samir was called off she dated actor Rahul Bosefor some time and was engaged to him. However, the relationship did not last and they split up.
Modelling
She started modelling at the age of twelve in a Wearhouse advertisement. The Bangalore-based fashion stylist and choreographer Prasad Bidapa was her mentor, and he groomed Nafisa as a model. Bidapa was introduced to a young Nafisa through his friends who thought Prasad was the best person for the young Nafisa to learn from. She took a break during her early days as a model to complete her final year of schooling and resumed modelling at the age of sixteen. In an interview, Prasad Bidapa descr...
Beauty Pageants
Nafisa told Bidapa that she wanted to become a professional model and started training under him and later informed him about her desire of participating in the Miss India contest (1997). Nafisa had to convince Prasad who thought that she was too young to participate in the contest as she was just nineteen years old. She was the youngest participant in the Femina Miss India Universe 1997 and was crowned the winner. She then participated in the Miss Universe Pageant in Miami Beach, Florida and...
Video Jockey/Host
Following her victory in the Miss India contest, she hosted the program ‘Housefull’ which was telecasted on MTV, for five years between 1999 and 2004. In 2004, she left MTV and joined Star World and hosted the show ‘Style.’ In an interview, Prasad Bidapa said that when Nafisa left MTV in 2004, she had asked for his opinion on what she should do next in her career to which he pointed out to her that she should continue working for television and told her to be the Oprah Winfrey of Indian telev...
What made her end her life?
Some reports suggested that Nafisa was devastated after her marriage with Gautam Khanduja was called off. After she committed suicide, her parents immediately blamed Gautam’s rejection had triggered her suicide and filed a complaint against him. The Times of India In an interview, her mother said that after Nafisa had questioned Gautam regarding the divorce documents he called off the wedding and it heavily impacted Nafisa’s mental health, and the following day Nafisa refused to eat, sleep or...
Nafisa committed suicide on 29 July 2004. According to some sources, she hung herself from a ceiling fan in her Juhu-Versova flat in Mumbai, India. Police autopsy reports confirmed that the model-turned-VJ ended her life by hanging. Nafisa was in depression following her split with Gautam Khanduja and some reports suggested that Nafisa confided wit...
In an interview, she revealed that she was happy with modelling and hosting television shows and had ruled out a career in acting. However, she had done a cameo in Subash Ghai’s directorial ‘Taal’...
Nafisa Joseph was an Indian model, MTV VJ and Miss India Universe 1997. She had a turbulent love life and committed suicide in 2004 after her wedding was called off.
Jul 30, 2004 · MUMBAI: Police on Friday ruled out possibility of anything untoward in the death of former Miss India Nafisa Joseph, with autopsy reports confirming that the model-turned-VJ allegedly ended her life by hanging last night.
Sep 17, 2013 · Nafisa Joseph was the youngest winner of Miss India pageant in 1997, but ended her life in 2004 after her wedding was called off. She was a Catholic-Muslim hybrid from Bangalore who participated in Miss Universe pageant in Miami.
Jul 30, 2004 · A former Miss India, Nafisa Joseph, has died after being found hanging at her home in the western city of Bombay (Mumbai). Police say the 25-year-old actress and television presenter committed...
