Sushmita Sen and Aishwarya Rai etched their names in the hearts of millions when they participated in the Miss World pageant 1994. While the latter emerged as Miss World, the former lifted the crown for Miss Universe the same year. Years later now, the two of them have not just emerged victorious in their professional achievements, but are also celebrated figures globally. Moreover, the gorgeous ladies are equally settled in their personal lives.
Sushmita Sen reminisces memories from Miss World 1994 pageant with Aishwarya Rai
In a recent interaction with Mashable India, Sushmita Sen reminisced about a throwback picture of herself with Aishwarya Rai, dating back to their grand representation on the platform of the Miss World 1994 pageant. Moreover, the diva heartily recalled fond anecdotes about her contender, Aishwarya Rai and claimed that the latter’s beauty made it impossible for any other contestant to dream about winning the pageant, including herself. Sushmita said:
“Aishwarya has been not just the pin-up poster of beauty. At a time in the 90s, when I entered the modelling scene, she was ‘it.’ Like, she was Sanju of the commercial in Pepsi. And she was this face was that was so…She is Indian like most people would go…And then they tell me that she is competing in the same competition and I thought – ‘Agle saal chalenge ya to uske baad chalenge. Is saal to chance hi nahi hai. Because my idea of what was ethereal was this beautiful woman.”