Rani Jeyraj is an Indian model and beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned

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1996. A native of Kundal village in Tirunelveli District, she was born to a middle class Christian Nadar family in

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. Her parents were teachers in Zambia She attended secondary education at

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, passing ISC Examination with distinction.

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Female models from Tamil Nadu Femina Miss India winners Living people Year of birth missing (living people) People from Kanyakumari district Miss World 1996 delegates {{TamilNadu-stub