Sushmita Sen was born on 19 November 1975 and is an Indian actress, model and the winner of the Miss Universe 1994 pageant.
16 Facts About Sushmita Sen
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Sushmita Sen is the first Indian to win the Miss Universe pageant.
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Sushmita Sen was previously crowned Femina Miss India 1994 at the age of 18.
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Sushmita Sen has starred in the drama series Aarya since 2020, for which she won Best Actress in a Drama series at the 2020 Filmfare OTT Awards.
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Sushmita Sen attended Air Force Golden Jubilee Institute in New Delhi and St Ann's High School in Secunderabad, but did not pursue any further higher education.
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At the Miss Universe contest, Sushmita Sen ranked third overall in the preliminaries, behind Miss Colombia Carolina Gomez and Miss Venezuela Minorka Mercado.
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Sushmita Sen went on to place second, fifth and third in the subsequent rounds and finally won the title and crown of Miss Universe 1994.
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Sushmita Sen then starred in the 1997 Tamil action film Ratchagan.
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Later, Sushmita Sen played a lawyer in Main Aisa Hi Hoon opposite Ajay Devgan.
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Sushmita Sen played the lead, opposite Salman Khan and Katrina Kaif.
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Sushmita Sen played the leading role in Karma Aur Holi.
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In 2010, Sushmita Sen played the role of a successful supermodel called Shimmer in Dulha Mil Gaya; the film was a moderate success that year.
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Sushmita Sen additionally appeared in the action-comedy film No Problem the same year.
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In 2020 Sushmita Sen appeared in Disney Hotstar's TV Series Aarya, where she won the 2021 Critic's Choice Award.
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Sushmita Sen returned for the second season released in December 2021.
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Sushmita Sen has Addison's disease and requires lifelong steroid drugs to manage the illness.