Sushmita Sen Almost Took Back Her Miss India Entry Form As She Was Scared To Compete With Aishwarya Rai

In 1994, when Sushmita Sen wore the coveted and noteworthy Miss Universe crown on her head, she had made a mark for India in the rest of the world.

At just 18, Sushmita Sen was hailed as the perfect beauty with brains that all girls must grow up to become. You are in for a surprise as the confident diva that we all worship was afraid to even enter the Miss India pageant and she withdrew her name because she came to know Aishwarya Rai Bachchan was competing too!

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We found an old interview in which Sushmita Sen revealed these details.

In an interview on a popular TV show, Jeena Isi Ka Naam Hai, Sushmita Sen revealed that she was scared of Aishwarya Rai Bachchan's beauty and she thought she had no chance of winning the title against her.

"She is not a conventional Indian gorgeous, she is an international gorgeous. So you are looking at her at 17 and a half and you are saying,' She is entering the pageant, okay next year bye-bye! I am not participating.'"

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She continued, "Oh my god! what a shouting I got from my mother that day. I came back home to, 'You are not my daughter. I cannot believe that you are that afraid to try. Then she said it's ok fine let her win. If you think that she's the world's most beautiful then lose from her. What's the point of losing from someone else? Go give it your best shot."

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And as they say, the rest is history as Sushmita Sen didn't only give her best shot but also won the Miss Universe title! So seeking inspiration from Sushmita Sen, one should always try.