Sushmita Sen marks 22 years since Miss Universe crowning
Beauty queen was the first Indian to be crowned the winner in 1994 pageant
Actress Sushmita Sen, the first Indian to be crowned Miss Universe, on Saturday celebrated her 1994 win by calling it a moment of honour for her.
In a series of tweets, she wrote: “I am truly at a loss for words! (and that’s rare) Thank you beautiful people! 22 years of India first Miss Universe. May 21 [sic].”
“May 21, 1994 - India won Miss Universe for the first time. I thank God to have given me the honour to bring it home,” she wrote.
Sen later thanked Colombian beauty Carolina Gomez, who was the first runner-up at the beauty pageant in 1994.
“Thank you Carolina Gomez, Miss Colombia 1993 for teaching me what ‘grace’ is! What a woman! I love you Carolina,” she wrote.
