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THESE ICONIC VJs

WILL REMEMBER

90s KIDS

British import Laila – she has an Indian mother – was a VJ on Channel V and the girl everyone wanted to be

Laila Rouass

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Laila's post-VJ career has included British chows like Footballers' Wives and films like Dev Benegal's 'Split Wide Open'

Laila Rouass

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Bangladeshi-British Sophiya fronted the band Akasa before becoming a VJ for MTV Asia and Channel V

Sophiya Haque

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Sophiya appeared in British and Indian TV shows as well as some films. She was diagnosed with cancer in 2012 and died the next year

Sophiya Haque

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After injury ruined an athletic career, Kamal entered beauty pageants and was among the OG VJs on Channel V and MTV Asia

Kamal Sidhu

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Kamal later presented a show on National Geographic and appeared in a handful of films such as ‘Little Zizou' 

Kamal Sidhu

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Winner of the Miss India Canada 1993 title, Ruby was a popular VJ on Channel V. She also co-hosted the Miss World 1996 pageant

Ruby Bhatia

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Ruby had roles in the show ‘Kasautii Zindagii Kay' and films such as ‘Chori Chori Chupke Chupke'

Ruby Bhatia

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MTV USA's first Latina face was also familiar to Asian viewers as the host of ‘House Of Style'

Daisy Fuentes

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Daisy, who is married to singer Richard Marx, wears many hats and has her own clothing and beauty ranges

Daisy Fuentes

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