[5] Chopra's mother, Neera had to leave her marital home since she refused to admit Pooja to an orphanage in Kolkata, and she moved to Mumbai with both kids.

[citation needed] Chopra sprained her ankle while running down a flight of stairs one week prior to the Miss World Final, which was scheduled to take place on 12 December 2009; still, she participated in the competition and earned a positive response from the public.

[10][11] During her reign as Miss she endorsed brands such as Tata Docomo,[12] Bajaj Allainz,[13] Richfeel,[14] Body and Soul, Roots Comb, Evolve Med Spa,[15] and Juvederm Voluma.

[16] Chopra made her acting debut in the 2011 Tamil film Ponnar Shankar,[17] playing the role of Princess Muthaayi, opposite Prashanth Thiagarajan.

[21] Meena Iyer from Times of India said, "Pooja Chopra (Femina Miss India-2009) is super-confident in her film debut and a welcome addition to Bollywood's heroines".

On 12 December 2009, she won the "Beauty With a Purpose" title at Miss World 2009 based on her charitable work in the India "Nanhi Kali" project.

[24] Chopra was also invited by the BMC to lead the campaign #EkChammachKam alongside Farhan Akhtar to spread awareness about non-communicable diseases.