Here are 22 vintage ads featuring Neerja Bhanot

Neerja Bhanot, the flight purser of Pan Am Flight 73, saved 360 passengers when the ill-fated flight was hijacked in September 1986. This week, Sonam Kapoor starrer, Neerja remembers the martyr who was the youngest recipient of the Ashok Chakra for her valiant service during the situation of great crisis. However, not many know that while pursuing her career as a purser, Neerja also did a bit of modelling for some brands and magazines.

Here are 22 vintage ads featuring Neerja Bhanot, the model:

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Neerja Bhanot also featured on a few magazine covers:

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In 2004, the Indian Postal Service released a stamp commemorating her:

We're so proud of you, Neerja.