Surprising facts about ex Miss Universe Sushmita Sen

 

The 40-year-old model-turned-actress, who was the first Indian women to win the crown of Miss Universe in 1994, took to Twitter to thank people, who helped her in her pursuit.

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Published: Sat 21 May 2016, 6:00 PM

Last updated: Tue 7 Feb 2023, 2:26 PM

Actress Sushmita Sen went on a nostalgic trip as she celebrated 22 years of Miss Universe crowning today.

The 40-year-old model-turned-actress, who was the first Indian women to win the crown of Miss Universe in 1994, took to Twitter to thank people, who helped her in her pursuit.


Below are some of the lesser-known and extremely surprising facts about the former Miss Universe.

The Bengali beauty is the First Indian to win the Miss Universe title.


The dress that Sushmita Sen wore when receiving the Miss Universe crown was not a designer number, but was stitched by a local tailor in Delhi.

Even the gloves that she wore for the pageant were not store-bought. They were made out of socks trimmed by her mother.

Sushmita Sen absolutely loves snakes and has also kept a python as a pet.

She learnt English only after reaching 26 years of age as she went to a Hindi medium school before that.

She adopted a baby girl when she was only 25-years-old.

This beautiful actress and model has visited every single country in South America.

(With inputs from agencies)

All pictures retrieved from Instagram


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