Date of Birth: Mon, Nov 19, 1951
Place of Birth: Germany
Zeenat Aman was born to a Hindu mother and a Muslim father Amanullah who was one of the writers for the classic Mughal-e-Azam, on November 19th, 1951. Zeenat was an only child and her parents divorced when she was a little girl. A graduate of Saint Xaviers school in Bombay. Her father passed away when she was 13. Zeenat won a scholarship to study in California. Upon her return she started working as reporter and was introduced to modeling by friends. Her most prominent ad campaign was the Ponds 7 day to better complexion (later models for the campaign were Sonu Walia and Kimi Katkar). Zeenat entered the Miss India contest and was the third runner up, to go to Miss Asia/Pacific a title she later won, the first Indian to ever win that title.