Difference between Aishwarya Rai and Sushmita Sen
Despite the western world trying to revolutionize the standards of beauty, other parts of the globe have had their fair share of international beauties to admire and look up to. Competitions and pageants such as Miss Universe and Miss World have proven that beauty and grace can be found in practically any part of the world we live in and that beautiful women do not only just live in the western areas of the globe. Sushmita Sen and Aishwarya Rai are two former beauty queens who have broken the stereotype of western-imposed standards of beauty. Hailing from India, they have both put their country in the spotlight as a nation which produces some of the most enchanting and beautiful women in the world.
Background
Aishwarya Rai was born on November 1, 1973 in Mangalore, India. She wished to pursue her dreams to become an architect but had started to work as a fashion model and eventually she had to give up schooling. Aishwarya’s movies have been made in several languages including English, Hindi, Bengali and Tamil. Sushmita Sen was born in November 15, 1975 in Hyderabad, India. Her mother was a fashion designer but she had dreams of following her father’s footsteps who was an Indian Air Force Wing Commander. She was just eighteen years old when she won the 1994 Miss Universe pageant held in the Philippines.
Pageants
Aishwarya Rai won the Miss World in the year 1994. This is when she decided not to go back to school, focus on her title and eventually become an actress. The Miss World winner was actually the first runner up to that year’s Miss India, with fellow Indian beauty Sushmita Sen reigning queen of the local title. Sushmita Sen won the 1994 Miss Universe after winning the Miss India title of the same year. She was the first representative of the country to ever win the Miss Universe. After reigning victorious in the pageant, Sushmita went on to begin a long career as an actress in India. Both Rai and Sen won coveted beauty pageants during the same time period representing India both locally and internationally and both have had long and successful acting careers to date.
Personal Life and Present Careers
Aishwarya Rai had a much publicized and turbulent relationship with Indian actor Salman Khan which ended in 2001 when Aishwarya complained of harassment and abuse from the actor; claims he denied. Aishwarya is now married to Abhishek Bachchan. She is currently an actress in Bollywood and is a brand endorser for L’Oreal. She has appeared in international talk shows such as the Tyra Banks show and Oprah. She was nominated for 9 entertainment awards. Sushmita Sen has two adopted daughters. She adopted Renee in 2001 and in 2010 she adopted a three-month old baby girl named Alisa. She is currently an actress in Bollywood and her 1994 film ‘Main Hoon Ha’—where she stars with Sharukh Khan—is her biggest and most successful film to date. She was nominated for 10 entertainment awards.
Summary
- Both Aishwarya and Sushmita are beauty queens.
- They were both students when they entered into the world of beauty pageants.
- They are now successful, awarded Bollywood actresses.
