Presenting Persis Khambatta
In 1965, 18-year-old Persis Khambatta became the third woman to be crowned Miss India. After moving to England and then to the United States, she found worldwide fame in the first Star Trek movie in 1979, and in 1980 she became the first Indian presenter at the Academy Awards.
The American film industry seemed never to forgive Khambatta for being a non-white woman who refused to do nude scenes....
In 1965, 18-year-old Persis Khambatta became the third woman to be crowned Miss India. After moving to England and then to the United States, she found worldwide fame in the first Star Trek movie in 1979, and in 1980 she became the first Indian presenter at the Academy Awards.
The American film industry seemed never to forgive Khambatta for being a non-white woman who refused to do nude scenes....
