Neha Dhupia was born to Commander Pradip Singh Dhupia, who is in the Indian Navy and mother Manpinder. She has a brother, Hardeep and completed her
Graduation in History from
Jesus and Mary College,
New Delhi. Neha started her career with a TV serial Rajdhani at the age of 19. Neha was crowned Miss India Universe in 2002 and competed at Miss Universe 2002, finishing in the
top ten.