Rani Jeyraj  Rani Jeyraj is an Indian model and winner of Miss India in 1996. A native of Kundal village in Tirunelveli District, she was born to a middle class Christian Nadar family in Zambia. Her parents were pastors in the Diocese of Tirunelveli of the Church of South India. She attended secondary education at Bishop Cotton Girls' School, passing ISC Examination with distinction.