Not only is she a popular actress, but back in 1994, she was the first Indian woman to win the Miss Universe competition.
When Sushmita was eighteen, she won the Femina Miss India pageant (beating "The Most Beautiful Woman in The World", Aishwarya Rai).
She proceeded to represent India at the 1994 Miss Universe Pageant in Manila, Philippines and won.
Using the fame from winning Miss Universe, she entered acting, and made her film debut in the 1996 film, Dastak.
Sushmita went on to appear in over thirty films and has been nominated for (and won) many awards.
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