Article Detail Name of first woman of India to won Miss World Title ? Answer: Reita Faria Similar Questions : 1. First President of India ? Answer: Dr. Rajendra Prasad 2. Name of first woman of India to get Jnanpith Award ? Answer: Ashapurna Devi 3. Name of the first Chinese pilgrim to visit India ? Answer: Fa-hien 4. Who was the frist person to climb Mount Everest ? Answer: Sherpa Tenzing Norgay and Sir Edmund Hillary on 29th May, 1953 5. Name of first Indian to get Jnanpeeth Award ? Answer: G. Shankar Kurup 6. Name of first Indian to win Nobel Prize ? Answer: Rabindranath Tagore 7. Name of the First Indian Author to get the Anderson Award ? Answer: Ruskin Bond Read more from - First in India