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How Sushmita & Aishwarya put India on the map

How Sushmita & Aishwarya put India on the map

India Today22-05-2025
On 22nd May 1994—exactly 31 years ago yesterday—Sushmita Sen became India's first-ever Miss Universe. Weeks later, Aishwarya Rai followed, crowned Miss World. At a time when India was just waking up to cable TV, debit cards, and global dreams, their historic victories mattered deeply.
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