Priyanka Chopra is seriously ambitious and proud of it.

Since being crowned Miss World in 2000, the powerhouse has built an impressive resume that shows just how multifaceted she is as an actor, producer, and writer.

Seeing her on primetime American television for the first time in 2015, many of us shared the

words, fail us, reaction, best captured in a text that her now husband, Nick Jonas, sent to her TV

co-star, Graham Rogers. Priyanka is wow.

But that wow factor is about more than just the Priyanka we all see.

The daughter of two physicians serving in the Indian Army,

Priyanka convinced her parents to let her live with an aunt in the United States

when she was just 13 years old.

She moved around the country to Queens, Massachusetts,

and Iowa during her high school years. It was an experience that widened her global view,

but also made her acutely aware of her perceived otherness. She returned to India for her senior

year of high school and enrolled in college to become an engineer. But that plan

shifted when Priyanka won the Miss World pageant, and in short order became one of Bollywood's

biggest stars. While crossover fame can be elusive for some, Priyanka has found meteoric success.

If you didn't know her from ABC's Quantico, her starring role in the revamp of Baywatch,

or her iconic appearances on the Met Gallaud carpet, you were almost certainly privy to the

details of her recent marriage to pop star, Nick Jonas.

Yep, that was a 75-foot-long wedding veil.

And Priyanka has used her international stardom to benefit others, too,

focusing on building a legacy for the next generation of global citizens.

She's a UNICEF Global Goodwill Ambassador for Children's Rights and heads up the Priyanka

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