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Meet Priyanka Chopra, the fast-rising actress and one of the 'Most Influential People' in the world

by Jethro Nededog and Amanda McKelvey on May 1, 2016, 4:59 PM

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Along with Mark Zuckerberg, Priscilla Chan, and Leonardo DiCaprio in Time's new 100 Most Influential People issue is former Miss World and Bollywood actress Priyanka Chopra.

But Chopra, 33, isn't just an Indian actress anymore. Since the premiere of ABC's FBI drama "Quantico," she has been getting a lot of attention for becoming the first South Asian actress to lead an American series. And now, she's one of the most influential people in the world.

When "Quantico" first premiered, most Americans had no clue that she was already a big deal in India. Not only did she place at the Miss India pageant, but she went on to win Miss World. She then had a successful career as a film actress in Bollywood.

In addition to her role as Alex Parrish on "Quantico," she is involved in issues like education, hunger, and equal rights for women.

Like her character, there's more to Chopra than meets the eye.

Here's the fabulous life of Priyanka Chopra:

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Priyanka Chopra's parents were doctors in the Indian army. They moved a lot and Priyanka even attended the 10th-grade in Boston, where she said she was bullied. "It broke my spirit," she says. "It made me question who I was. Why was it so uncool being Indian?"

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Before winning Miss World, Chopra wanted to be an engineer.

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Chopra's mother entered her in the Miss India pageant. She actually placed second, but went on to Miss World and won.

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