Sushmita Sen is an Indian actor, model and beauty queen born in Hyderabad, India to Shubeer Sen and Subhra Sen. Shubeer is a former Indian Air Force wing commander and Subhra is a jewelry designer who owns a store in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.

Before becoming a beauty queen, Sushmita attended the Air Force Golden Jubilee Institute in New Delhi, India and St. Ann’s High School in Secunderabad, India. She is the first Miss Universe from India.

Sushmita is 5’8″ tall and she has two adopted daughters. Here are 13 more things about her:

1. On January 16, 1994, she was crowned Femina Miss India Universe 1994 in Goa, India along with Femina Miss India World 1994 Aishwarya Rai and Femina Miss India International 1994 Francesca Marilynne Hart.
2. On May 21, 1994, she represented India at Miss Universe 1994 and competed against 76 other candidates at the Philippine International Convention Center in Pasay City, Metro Manila, Philippines. She won the title.
3. On January 17, 1995, she crowned her successor Femina Miss India Universe 1995 Manpreet Brar at the Andheri Sports Complex in Mumbai, India.
4. On May 12, 1995, she crowned her successor Miss Universe 1995 Chelsi Smith at the Windhoek Country Club Resort in Windhoek, Namibia.
5. In 2000, she adopted Renee Sen. That year, she won four acting awards for her role in “Biwi No. 1” and one acting award for her role in in the film “Sirf Tum”.
6. In 2003, she won an acting award for her role in the film “Filhaal…” From 2004 to 2006, she was in a relationship with Randeep Hooda.
7. In 2010, she adopted Alisa Sen.
8. In 2014, she was diagnosed with Addison’s disease.
9. On January 30, 2017, she served as a Miss Universe 2016 judge at the SM Mall of Asia Arena in Pasay City, Metro Manila, Philippines along with Leila Lopes and Dayanara Torres.
10. From 2018 to 2021, she dated Rohman Shawl. On October 23, 2019, she was a Miss Universe Bangladesh 2019 judge in Dhaka, Bangladesh.
11. In 2020, she won an acting award for her role in the television series “Aarya”.
12. On November 19, 2023, she turned 48.
13. On March 18, 2024, she won Best Actor at the Pinkvilla Screen & Style Icons Awards 2024 for her role in the TV series “Taali”.