Tadka trivia
Everyone knows about the rivalry between Sushmita Sen and Aishwarya Rai. When the Miss India 1994 contestants’ selections were being held all over the country, Aishwarya Rai had become a known face by then and as many as 25 contestants withdrew their names from participation, citing Ash as the clear winner, to be their reason for withdrawal. Sushmita too did that but was reprimanded by her mother for doing so, who told her that if she were to do the same thing as the others, how could she be proud of her? This is when Sushmita went back into the contest, where the two fought it out amidst immense speculation, where Aishwarya was the favorite baby of all, while Sushmita was the tough contender. The final five were put to question, and even then there was a tie between Sushmita Sen and Aishwarya Rai, something which had never happened in the history of the contest. After the tie-breaker, Aishwarya lost the first position to Sushmita by a meagre 0.3 points, and both the ladies went on to win the crowns in their respective international pageants.
