Originally posted by: dingle_hopper
But can someone please explain why Aish was such a favorite before the winners were announced? Was she really that popular in the modelling world? I thought miss india was her first big exposure..😕
aish was modeling and was already known for her looks.I had read one of sushmita's interview where she said the organizers kept telling her to give it up and let Aishwarya win the crown..
this is what the editor(back then)of femina said-
Sush was thin, tall and awkward.
No one knew her strength was her speech.
We had only seen her photographs and watched her walk.
No one got the impression of a winner during the qualifying rounds.
Meanwhile, everyone was fawning over Aishwarya. Make-up artistes would shower special attention on her. The judges were leaning towards her.
She won Miss Ten, a title given to someone with the best body in the competition.
Internationally, this is often the decider. Once you win Miss Ten at the Miss Universe, you are as good as home.
But Aishwarya's body wasn't toned; I protested but the other judges shot me down.
I had heard that many of the other contestants were upset because the make-up artistes were concentrating on Aishwarya in between the rounds. Since she was a known model by then, they were naturally partial to her.
But Sushmita was working quietly towards winning the crown.
She told me later that she was confident of winning as long as she made it past the swimsuit round.
Edited by MiniRulz - 9 years ago
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