Katie Holmes was born in Toledo, Ohio, the youngest in a family of five children (four daughters, one son) of Kathleen A. (née Stothers), a homemaker and a philanthropist, and Martin Joseph Holmes, Sr. (born 1945), an attorney specializing in divorces. Katie Holmes lived in the Corey Woods section of Sylvania Township, Lucas County, in a brick 1862 Italianate-style home. Her siblings are Tamera (born c. 1968), Holly Ann (born 1969), Martin Joseph, Jr. (born 1970), who works as a lawyer in Ohio, and Nancy Kay (Blaylock), a teacher (born c. 1975).
While pursuing her studies in architecture, Aishwarya Rai began modelling on the side. In the 1994 Miss India contest, Aishwarya Rai won the second place behind Sushmita Sen, and was crowned Miss India World. She went on to win the Miss World title the same year, where she also won the Miss Photogenic award. She abandoned her academic education after winning the pageant and spent one year reigning as Miss World in London. Aishwarya Rai then started working as a professional model and then moved on to her current profession as an actress.
