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Bollywood Published on Feb 08, 2023 06:52 PM IST
In 2005, Karan Johar had asked Sushmita Sen why did she think she deserved to win in Miss India 1994 pageant as compared to Aishwarya Rai, who was the first runner up. Here was her answer.
Aishwarya Rai was the first runner up when Sushmita Sen won Miss India in 1994.
Sushmita Sen and Aishwarya Rai had competed in the Miss India pageant in the same year, 1994, and went on to win Miss Universe and Miss World titles, respectively. During her appearance on Koffee With Karan in 2005, host Karan Johar had asked her if she thinks she deserved to win that night. The actor made it clear that she won not because she was “better” than Aishwarya, but because she was “the best” version of herself. She gave two reasons for why she won the Miss India pageant where Aishwarya was the first runner up. Also read: Watch 1995 video when Sushmita Sen took her final walk as Miss Universe, crowned Miss USA
When Sushmita said she “definitely” thought she deserved to win, Karan Johar asked her the reason if she compared herself to the performance of Aishwarya that night. Sushmita answered, “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.”
“And the other, I think I was luckier than everyone else that night. My shooting star went right over my head and that's an important thing at times when you are competing for anything. It's not just your hard work because this 20-30 other girls who put in equal or more amount of hard work. It is also that dash of luck I had that night.”