Sushmita Sen celebrates 27 years of Miss Universe win with delightful Instagram post
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Sushmita Sen celebrated 27 years of her Miss Universe win with a delightful post on Instagram. She is the first Indian to win the competition.
It has been 27 years since Sushmita Sen won the Miss Universe beauty pageant on May 21, 1994, and made history as she is the first Indian to win the competition. In a post on Instagram, Sushmita commemorated the 27th anniversary of “India’s first ever victory at Miss Universe” and shared an emotional post. “To my Motherland INDIA! Happpyyyyy 27th anniversary of India’s first ever victory at #MissUniverse in Manila #Philippines. That early morning on 21st May 1994, not only changed an 18-yr-old’s life forever...it made history,” Sushmita said in her post. Miss Universe 1994 was held at the Plenary Hall of the Philippine International Convention Center in Pasay, Philippines. 77 contestants participated. Outgoing titleholder Dayanara Torres of Puerto Rico crowned Sushmita. Carolina Gomez of Colombia was the first runner-up of the pageant in 1994.
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