Lucknow - Ms Priyanka Chopra, India's newest Miss World, will today arrive at her home town of Bareilly where beauty pageants are banned by the region's ruling Hindu nationalists.
Mr Rajnath Singh, the chief minister of Uttar Pradesh state, outlawed the events, saying the recent success of Indian competitors in the contest was a ploy by international cosmetics firms to tap India's massive potential market. Ms Priyanka, who was crowned at London's Millennium Dome on November 30th, appeared undeterred by the ban
