There is no doubt in the fact that Aishwarya Rai is an extremely beautiful and charming woman, and her Miss World win is nothing but proof of the same. However, the actress and model ended up losing the Femina Miss India 1994 title to Sushmita Sen. Almost everyone was certain that Aishwarya would win that title, since she was already a supermodel. However, Sushmita Sen was the one to bag the crown. A lot of people are unaware of the tragic incident on stage that led to Aishwarya losing the pageant. Read ahead to know about the revelations made by the ad guru, Prahlad Kakkar, about that day.
Why did Aishwarya lose the Miss India title to Sushmita Sen?
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Even though Aishwarya had charmed all the judges, she lost the title of Miss India to Sushmita Sen. Recently, ad guru Prahlad Kakkar explained the reason behind the same in an interview with ANI.
He said, “It was a tough competition. Both of them were stunning. But Aishwarya fell. Finally, there was a question-and-answer round, which was an extra round because they couldn't make up their minds. Sushmita's answer was far more confident and composed than Aishwarya's, and she won the last round. It was touch and go.”
Sushmita Sen on why she felt she deserved to win the title over Aishwarya
Ever since the 1994 Miss India pageant, Sushmita Sen has been constantly asked if she felt competitive about Aishwarya Rai at any point. However, both of the beauties have maintained an extremely professional and cordial relationship with each other. They have never said anything bad against one another.
In 2005, Sushmita Sen appeared on the iconic Koffee with Karan, where she was asked why she thought she deserved to win the title over Aishwarya Rai.
As a reply, she had mentioned, “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.”
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