She sings with Pitbull and runs around trees in fantasy-glam Bollywood fashion yet she also shares many of life’s toughest nuances with five-time world boxing champion Mary Kom, who was born to struggle as the daughter of a landless Indian farmer. Her animated Planes is being considered for the Best Feature Film category at the 2014 Oscars, while she is busy promoting the cause of Girl Up, a campaign by the United Nations Foundation. Her single In My City, featuring will.i.am, debuted as the theme song for the NFL Network’s Thursday Night Football, even as Matthew Bishop, the United Nations Foundation New York Bureau Chief, refers to her as the smartest Miss World.
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Shot by Bryan Adams for Guess
Meet Priyanka Chopra: Model, actress, singer, United Nations Foundation ambassador, former Miss World.
And now, the international Guess girl.
The first woman of Indian descent to be so honoured.
Honoured? Yes. Because it’s not all that easy to become a Guess girl. Consider the ones who have walked this path before: Claudia Schiffer, Laetitia Casta, Drew Barrymore, Kate Upton, Adriana Lima, Alessandra Ambrosia, Paris Hilton. Do you get my point now?
It’s believed that Guess President Paul Marciano signed Priyanka after just one meeting. And she has been shot for the campaign by none other than Bryan Adams. Yes, he of the Summer of 69 and Reckless fame. Time then, to have a proper chat with this multifaceted enigma and figure out what goes on behind those doe eyes and how in the world does she look so gorgeous, all the time!
When do you feel most feminine?
When I slip into my Snoopy pyjamas and do my nighttime beauty rituals – applying different kinds of lotions all over my body, brushing my hair and so on.
The secret behind that show-stopping figure?
Pizza! No, seriously. I love junk food and the pizza in Mumbai is so good. And French fries… sigh! That’s soul food. [I can vouch for this after having seen "Piggy Chops", as she is known in Bollywood, scarf down a whole pizza pie on at least THREE different occasions!]
So that’s it, all the time? Really?
[Big sigh] I do mix up the junk eating with sprouts, raw veggies (especially fresh red carrots), steamed or stewed stuff and high fibre snacks. I am also obsessed with coconut water and can have any amount of it at any time in the day.
And that’s how you get such flawless skin?
That and the CTM method: Cleanse-tone-moisturize. Every single day. I also take multi-vitamins and drink a lot of water to keep my skin clear and healthy. Water is really important as it keeps skin moist and sweeps out toxins, which would otherwise clog your body and make everything look and feel sluggish.
Do you have a nightly beauty ritual?
I can’t go to bed without washing my face thoroughly. Skin won’t breathe or repair itself till all the pore-clogging grime and make-up comes off.
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Shot by Bryan Adams for Guess
You’re the master (mistress?) of the natural-yet-glam look… what’s the trick?
One has to prep the canvas and choose colours that melt into your skin tone. I have a difficult time finding base products that are yellow enough for my skin, so the Bobbi Brown Creamy Concealer in Honey and MAC Studio Fix Powder Plus Foundation in NC43 are firm favourites. Other good bets: NARS Blush in Orgasm, MAC Lip Pencil in SpiceImage may be NSFW.
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and Laura Mercier Lip Stain in Mulberry, MAC Fluidline Eye Liner Gel in BlacktrackImage may be NSFW.
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, MAC Eye Kohl in TeddyImage may be NSFW.
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and Giorgio Armani Eyes to Kill Mascara.
Any secrets to achieving your silky, shiny hair?
I really believe in indigenous kitchen recipes. Warm coconut oil massages are fabulous, as they keep my hair soft and supple while being relaxing as well. At various times, I also bring out the beer, eggs and yogurt for deep conditioning.
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Channelling Bollywood for Zanjeer
What’s the best part about being a woman?
That we get to dress up! On a more serious note, women are emotionally far stronger than men. We can deal with anything and everything without cracking up like most guys. And more than anything else, our capacity to become mothers: That’s truly the most beautiful thing god has bestowed on women.
What would you do if you were a guy for a day?
Nothing really. I don’t think there is anything that a guy can do that a woman cant. However, I would definitely like to live like Winston Churchill for a day. I want to know how it felt to live with such rigid ideals.
What should guys know about women?
That we love getting loads of attention, lots of sympathy and want to be with someone who understands our point of view. Guys are usually too focused on getting others to see things from their point of view, or in analyzing and solving our problems rather than just listening… and that just does not cut it for women!
What’s the biggest mistake that women make in a relationship?
Being too overbearing or possessive, and not giving any space to your guy.
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Priyanka Chopra, India-style!
Your kind of guy?
He will have to meet a long list of requirements. Sincerity, intelligence, good looks — so that our kids, all six of them, will be good looking. He has to be adventurous and spontaneous. A good sense of humour is a must and he should share my fetish for cleanliness. AND he should be understanding, give me my space. Asking for much… why, whatever gave you that idea?
What’s a perfect date?
To the moon and back!
Most romantic dream?
I want to have 6 weddings – all with the same guy! The first will be a typical Punjabi wedding in Ambala (India), with rituals that go on for 18-20 days and the whole extended family stays under one roof. The second will be in a small Mother Mary church in Locarno, Switzerland. The third will be underwater, while the fourth will be in Vegas with Elvis officiating. The fifth will be a nikaah, because I find the whole concept extremely romantic. And the sixth will be as my husband wants it.
Is it easy being a celeb?
I wish people would see an actress as someone who is also human. As a girl at heart who wants to do all the normal girly things, like standing in the rain and having an ice cream. It’s not always about the parties, the glitz and the glamour.
What’s the gutsiest thing you’ve ever done?
Skydiving from 17,000 feet at Locarno, Switzerland. I have always been terrified of heights and had promised myself that I would break the fear before I was 22-years-old.
Excerpted from an interview I did for Marie Claire
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