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Sushmita Sen is a Sensation

Pics :  A woman of substance Sushmita Sen turns 39

Back in 1994, legend has it that Aishwarya Rai was the top contender for the crown and all other contestants were threatened by her ethereal beauty. But it’s Bengali beauty Sushmita’s confidence and hard work that got her the coveted title in India. She then went on to win the international crown as well. And the rest they say is history. This tall leggy Bengali beauty made people heads turn with beauty and brains. She too like former beauty queens was tempted to enter Bollywood . And she did and starred in some hits like Biwi Number one opposite superstar Salman Khan and later featured in Farah Khan's Main Hoon Naa opposite superstar Shah Rukh Khan. A role where she sizzled in sexy chiffon sarees and added oomph and glamour to her role as chemistry teacher. Her career did not exactly take off as she wanted but , Sushmita had no regrets. She proved in the years ahead that she is strong bold, independent woman and a proud single mother. She gave a damm to those who poked fun at her adopting children. She did what she loved with lost of guts. She lives a life on her own terms and has yes dated several men. And here too she is blunt and candid. She adopted her first daughter, Renee, when she was all of 25. In fact, she had to fight a legal battle back then to gain custody. To be 25, popular, single, and adopting a baby despite legal issue is simply Sensational ! Her second daughter, Alishah, came along in 2010. These are the attributes that make her simply peerless.