Sushmita Sen and Aishwarya Rai had competed in the Miss India pageant in the same year, 1994, and went on to win Miss Universe and Miss World titles, respectively. During her appearance on 'Koffee With Karan' in 2005, Karan Johar had asked her if she thought she deserved to win that night.
Responding to the same, Sushmita said that she definitely thought she deserved to win, The actress stated that she doesn't compare herself to Aishwarya's performance. According to her, Aishwarya was fabulous on stage. Sushmita went on to say that on that night she won not because she was better than Aishwarya but because she was the best version of herself.
