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Rising Sen

by Arjuna
THE victory of Sushmita Sen of India as Miss Universe 94 may well change (he tenor of beauty contests worldwide Hence forth, facial beauty alone or a million-dollar figure will no longer guarantee a contestant a sure ticket to glory, or a Miss Something crown
After Sushmita. an aspirant for a beauty title must have above all. something up there brain matter. Not that the former Miss India possesses a face only a mother would love or a physical appearance that is better hidden than dis pUyed
On the contrary. Sushmita Is as pretty as a picture and stands an Imposing five feet nine inches tali. But she has also something In abundance that several girls miserably lacked intelligence, personal ity and knowledge so rare for a teenager (She Is only 18)
Her triumph may have opened the door for those who may not be smashlngly beaut I ful. or who could not fill a bathing suit provocatively It appears that a young lady who can hold her own in frank ex changes with Judges or who manages to give coherent and clever answers to tricky queries has a better chance of making it than a Chinaman.
From now on. organizers of beauty contests will be hard put finding participants who are not only pretty but also possessed of Intelligence, wit
and pleasing personality Sushmita has proven very convincingly, that beauty is not Just skin deep With a dazzling smile and a series of thought provoking applause-worthy answers Sushmita walked away with the Miss Universe crown, making her a celebrity and millionaires overnight
The first Indian girl to win the crown since the Miss Universe Pageant began 43 years ago Sushmita said in an earlier interview on India s Doordarshan television het work Today Miss Universe contests are no longer mere beauty tilts They are more of a personality test, and a beauty queen from a country goes to the contest not Just as the most beautiful face in the land but also as the ambassador of her country ’
Thus, while preparing for the Miss Universe event, she followed an unconventional formula
Instead of spending most of her time in beauty parlours and health clubs. Sushmita was found poring over nnwpaper files in the Times of India' 11 brary iti Bombay
A special instructor was hired to keep her abreast of world developments and to
guide tier reading
Xiong with al) this brain food she had a regular work out at a gymnasium run by Rama Bans, a well known in structor in Bombay
Sushmita had constantly been told that her arms and legs were too bony and if she wanted to polish her personal ity it would have to be with wit and pleasant repartee
Says Ranjan Bakshi who had been associated with the Miss India show for the past three years Sushmita is the kind of person who grows on you She is the most sensitive, intelligent and articulate beauty contestant I have inter acted with
Tn fact. Sushmita stood out from the rest of the contestants when she handed her bl ographlcal details In verse
Remarked Subir Sen. father of the most beautiful woman In fhe universe: "She always had a fire in her, and I was sure it would take her places. It was her fear of losing or even becoming runner-up that made her eventually win She never wanted to come second or third.
"Though never a topper in school, she had always been very outgoing, and the fashion world gave her a stage to ex
-s press herself Crnce in the fashion business she wanted to be part of the high profile scenario '
Mr Sen a retired wing commander of the Indian Air Force says the family has a middle class background However the children have been given ample freedom After Sushmita finished school in Delhi she Joined the uruver-jj slty But once she became Miss India modelling assignments tame her way and she opted for a correspondence course
Sushmita is the first Miss Universe to receive a dazzling signature brooch studded wtth one hundred sparkling dia monds on 18 carat gold and platinum It Is an ori^nal hand made creation of Hammerman valued at US$20,000
She Will receive US$50,000 for her work wtth Miss Universe International. Inc. a luxury apartment in California etc Thus, in all Sushmita would receive US$67.000 and US$87.(XXI tn cash and prizes
But Sushmita. by *lnnlng the most coveted and presti gious title in the universe not only has done herself proud but has put India firmly on the glamour map of the world It proves beyond doubt that Indian women have it all: beauty and brains, tradition and modernity Moreover they are in the right mix.
— Depthnews Asia