When Sushmita Sen told Aishwarya Rai how she withdrew her Miss India form because of her

Actress Sushmita Sen once told Aishwarya Rai that she withdrew her Miss India form due to her, here's what happened.

Bollywood actress Sushmita Sen made India proud after she was crowned Miss Universe in 1994. She was the first Indian to win the Miss Universe Crown. But, did you know that Sushmita almost withdrew her Miss India form because of Aishwarya Rai Bachchan? Yes, you read that right!

Aishwarya emerged as the runner-up while Sushmita Sen became the winner at the Miss India contest at the age of 18. Sushmita spoke her heart out about her experience of winning the crown at a talk show. She said, 'They said, 25 ladkiyan Miss India se naam nikal chuki hai, soch lijiye. I said, kyu, kyu aisa kyu? Kehte hai nahi iss bar Aishwarya Rai Miss India mein jaa rahi hai. Maine kaha bhai mera bhi form le lijiye, wapas nhi jana mujhe, main to nhi jaa rahi'.

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Sushmita informed the same to her mother and she was angry at her daughter's decision to withdraw her name from the contest. She said, 'Toh main ghar aa gayi, and jo joote pade ghar pe, mummy se. Unhone kaha, ki yeh kya tareeka hota hai, tumne matlab koshish karne se pehle hi haar maan li. Toh theek hai, jeetne do. Agar tumhe lagta hai ke duniya ki sabse khubsurat ladki hai to usse haaro na. Aur kisi se haar ke kya fayda? Go give it your best shot. And phir pohoch gye next day, form leke ki bhai, le lijiye last minute entry'.

Sushmita informed the same to Aishwarya Rai Bachchan and she said, 'Aish ko maloom hai, Ash ko maine baad mein bataya tha, ki maine to apna form wapas le liya tha. Maine kaha nahi bohot khubsoorat hai bhai. Baki saari duniya janti thi usse, mujhe nahi jaana uske saath'.

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Sushmita also spoke about the comparison with Aishwarya as she said, 'I don't compare myself to Aishwarya's performance. I think she was fabulous on stage. I do believe in two things: One, that night, I was the best and that's why I deserved to win, not because I was better than someone else. It is only because I was at my best'.