Sushmita Sen celebrates 28 years of her Miss Universe title  

Today marks 28 years of Sushmita Sen’s historic win of the Miss Universe title

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On this day, the diva became the first Indian woman to win the Miss Universe title competing against contestants from 77 countries all across the world

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In 1994, Sushmita Sen was crowned as the 43rd Miss Universe at the Plenary Hall of the Philippine International Convention Center in Pasay, Philippines

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Interestingly, in the same year actress Aishwarya Rai Bachchan also won the Miss World title

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On Saturday, Sushmita celebrated the special occasion by sharing a throwback picture of herself on Twitter.

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She captioned the photo, “Beautiful is a feeling. Happy 28 years of India winning Miss Universe for the very first time!! Time flies…Beauty remains!!”

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Sushmita made India proud when she brought home the coveted Miss Universe title in 1994

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She marked her debut in films with ‘Dastak’ in 1996

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In her career spanning decades, the actress has delivered hits like 'Aankhen', 'Biwi No.1', 'Vaastu Shastra', and 'Main Hoon Na' to name a few

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She gave a marvelous performance and was praised a lot by the audience for her performance in her OTT debut ‘Aarya’

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