Priyanka Chopra Referred To As The Smartest Miss World
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Bollywood
actress
Priyanka
Chopra
has
expressed
happiness
and
gratitude
for
representing
'Girl
Up',
a
campaign
by
the
United
Nations
Foundation,
at
the
annual
Global
Leadership
Dinner.
Matthew
Bishop,
the
NY
Bureau
Chief
and
author
referred
to
Priyanka
as
the
smartest
Miss
World.
The
actress
took
to
Twitter
to
talk
about
the
Wednesday
dinner,
an
annual
event
attended
by
representatives
of
diplomatic,
business,
government,
philanthropic,
media,
celebrity,
and
social
sectors.
"So
proud
to
represent
'Girl
Up'
at
the
UN
global
leaders
gala...Met
so
many
inspiring
people
who
bring
about
so
much
change...Thank
you," Priyanka
posted
on
the
microblogging
site
today,
November
7.
The
actress
is
one
of
the
champions
of
'Girl
Up'.
Others,
who
are
part
of
the
programme,
are
filmmaker
Nigel
Barker
and
three-time
Olympic
medalist
Rebecca
Soni.
The
initiative
gives
American
girls
an
opportunity
to
channelise
to
raise
awareness
and
funds
for
programs
of
the
United
Nations
that
will
help
some
of
the
world's
hardest-to-reach
adolescent
girls.
The
former
Miss
World
is
also
goodwill
ambassador
for
the
UN
Millennium
Global
Campaign.
Priyanka
is
on
a
roll,
be
it
movies,
music
or
more
wok,
the
actress
is
always
up
for
a
challenge.
She
tries
to
go
the
extra
mile
and
achieve
more
than
what
others
could
even
think
of.
She
is
growing
and
evolving
as
a
mature
international
personality.