Sabira Merchant (née Vazirali) (born 4 August 1942) is a Miss India trainer and actor based in Mumbai.
In the 70's, she became very popular on the television with her show What’s the good word?, which ran for a record 15 years on Doordarshan.
The theme music for the show was Glenn Miller's version of American Patrol She later became a trainer and was very successful.
She has trained famous celebrities like Priyanka Chopra, Lara Dutta and many more on international beauty pageants.
[5] She is also featured in the documentary "The world before her", as she is training young women for Miss India pageant.