Sushmita Sen, the first Indian to win the Miss Universe pageant held at
Manila, Philippines 1994 was born on November 19, 1975 in Hyderabad, Andhra
Pradesh. Daughter of an Air Force Commander her family of Bengali origin was posted in
Nagpur, then Jorhat, and finally in
Delhi. She did her schooling with English Honors predominantly in the Air Force
Silver School.
She
was interested in modelling and took part in one or two fashion shows during
her school days. After she finished her plus two, she participated in the
Femina Miss India contest and from then on there was no looking back. 172.5cm
tall girl, with her girl next-door looks shot to fame when she became The
Femina Miss India in 1994. Her main assets- an intelligent mind, poise and
linguistic competence finally won her the coveted Miss Universe Crown. Eighteen
year old Sushmita Sen, the youngest among the 76 contestants charmed a million
viewers as well as the judges with her amazing mental acumen.
After she won the crown she got more opportunities for modeling
followed by a competitive career in Bollywood. Her first stint in the film
world was a south Indian movie, ' Rakshakan' followed by 'Dastak' in Hindi.
Her films in Hindi include 'Biwi No.1', 'Sirf Tum', 'Nayak' and so on. She
has proved her mettle and excels in whatever she does, be it acting or dancing.
Her dance numbers like 'Shakalaka baby' in Nayak, 'Mehaboob Mere' in Fiza
has been much appreciated. She got rave reviews for the convincing portrayal
of her character in the film 'Filhaal'. She won the best supporting actress
award in the year 2000 for her role in 'Biwi No 1'. 'Main
Hoon Naa' released in 2004, was one of the biggest hits of her career
and her role in 'Vaastu-Shastra' the
same year was very much appreciated.
In 2005, she played a lawyer in 'Main
Aisa Hi Hoon' opposite Ajay Devgan and also starred in a remake of
'Cactus Flower', called 'Maine
Pyaar Kyun Kiya'. Her most recent movies include 'Zindaggi
Rocks'(2006), 'Chingaari',
'Gulel' (2006) and 'Karma, Confessions and Holi' (2006).
On the personal front, Sushmita likes instrumental music,
writes poetry and columns for newspapers and is fond of children. She has
adopted a baby girl whom she has named Renee. This brilliant, down to earth
personality remains a much sought after women even years after she won the
Miss Universe title and has proved that she has much more in her than just
beauty.
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