Priyanka (प्रियंका) is from the Sanskrit priya (beloved) + aṅka (mark, sign) — "the beloved one." **Priyanka Chopra Jonas (born 1982)** — **Indian actress, model, and producer; Miss World 2000 and one of the highest-paid actresses globally**. **First Indian actor to lead an American network drama series** (*Quantico*, ABC, 2015-2018). **Founded Purple Pebble Pictures in 2015** to develop South Asian and women-led films; UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador since 2010. **Has starred in over 60 films across Hindi, Tamil, and English cinema**. **Padma Shri (2016)** — India's fourth-highest civilian honor. **Priyanka Gandhi Vadra (born 1972)** — Indian politician and granddaughter of Indira Gandhi.
Author of *Unfinished* (2021) — her memoir on the bicultural Hollywood-Bollywood career.
Priyanka reduces to seven — the number of beloved.