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Winning the title of Miss India USA was the start to a global acting career for American actress Pooja Kumar. Today Pooja has acted in major Hollywood films, including _Man on a Ledge , Pooja received the Screen Actor Guild Award for Best Emerging Artist. Kumar has been in several American films and has also worked in Bollywood giving her insight and expertise on the different film industries. Her repertoire of work whether it be theater, film or ad campaigns all continue to grow.
Crowned as the winner of the Miss India USA Pageant in 1995, at the age of eighteen.
Is currently shooting the independent feature film "Night of Henna" in various locations around the San Francisco Bay Area.
(June 2005) Is hostess of the ImaginAsian television show "Movies for the ImaginAsian."
(May 2004) Is the featured face on billboards for the Broadway musical "Bombay Dreams," and can occasionally be seen reading the news at the end of "Namaste America," a nationally syndicated TV show featuring news and entertainment from the Indian subcontinent.
