Japji Khaira

About

Actress and model best known for becoming the first non-Indian of Punjabi origin to win the title of "Miss World Punjaban" in 2006. Following this achievement, she commenced her career as an actress, debuting in the film Mitti Wajaan Maardi. Since then, she has appeared in a lengthy list of films and additional projects, such as the music video for the song "Surrender" by Afsana Khan in 2021. 

Before Fame

She was born in Punjab, however, she was raised in Australia. Prior to winning Miss World Punjaban, she had already won numerous pageant titles including Miss Punjaban Australia in 2006, Miss Charity Queen in 2005, and Miss Sugar Festival in 2004.

Trivia

She often shares selfies and behind-the-scenes photos from the sets of her various films on her thejapjikhaira Instagram account, which has a following of 900,000.

Family Life

She married actor Jasprem Dhillon in 2013.

Associated With

She co-starred in the 2013 romantic comedy film Singh vs Kaur, along with Gippy Grewal, Surveen Chawla, and Binnu Dhillon.