Mumbai: Even as egg freezing remains to be a controversial matter, with new research stating that process of freezing and thawing egg could damage eggs and reduce a woman’s chances of becoming a mother, a former Miss World has given birth to a baby out of an egg that was frozen eight years ago!

In a medical marvel, former Miss World Diana Hayden gave birth to a baby girl out of an egg that she froze eight years ago and as per sources the baby born on Saturday weighing 3.7kg is 55cm long and is healthy.

The 42-year-old beauty queen had learnt about the egg freezing technology when she was 32, in 2005, following which, between October 2007 and March 2008, she froze 16 eggs with infertility specialist Dr Nandita Palshetkar.

“I froze my eggs for two reasons: I was busy with my career at that time and, more important, I was very clear that I was going to wait to fall in love and marry before having a baby,” Diana, who gave birth to baby girl on Saturday in the Surya Mother and Child Hospital in Santa Cruz, was quoted as saying to Times of India.

The baby has been named as Arya Hayden and her birth brings smiles on faces of many working women who want to delay childbearing in order to pursue their career or other goals.

Hayden, who is married American Collin Dick two years ago, was diagnosed with endometriosis – a condition resulting from the appearance of endometrial tissue outside the womb, making it difficult for women to produce quality eggs.

Hayden and Collin decided to go for a test-tube baby and thaw Diana’s frozen eggs.