India’s first Miss India and celebrated fashion journalist Meher Castelino has passed away at 81. She is survived by her son, Karl, daughter-in-law, Nisha, and her daughter, Christina.

The former mid-day columnist, who was crowned Femina Miss India in 1964, also went on to build a legacy in fashion journalism, publishing her first article in Eve’s Weekly in 1973, shared the Mumbai Press Club in a statement.