Sushmita Sen celebrates 27 years of India's first ever Miss Universe win

Former beauty queen Sushmita Sen, shared a lovely throwback picture of herself to celebrate 27 glorious years of her Miss Universe win. Dedicating the post to Motherland India, Sushmita penned a heartfelt note where she thanked everyone for their wishes and blessings. The actress also added that the victory in 1994 not only changed her life, it also made history. Sharing a stunning throwback picture of herself, she wrote, ‘Have you ever stared at the impossible & thanked God for giving you the opportunity to make it possible? I have!!! To my Motherland INDIA 🇮🇳...Happpyyyyy 27th Anniversary of India’s first ever victory at #MissUniverse in Manila #philippines'

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'That early morning on 21st May 1994, not only changed an 18 yr olds life forever...it made History!! #mahalkita Philippines 🇵🇭 for the romance we have shared for 27 years & counting Thank you #misscolombia1994 Carolina @carogomezfilms for teaching me undying grace!!Thank you to all the kind & loving people, from around the globe, that touched my life from a VERY young age & inspired the woman I am today!! Eternally grateful I remain!! “The abundant Universe doesn’t know impossibilities, it only manifests your beliefs” Choose wisely!! #MissUniverse1994 #India.’Concluding the long post, she added, ‘Thank you all for the precious messages & generous blessings...I celebrate with you...ALWAYS!! I LOVE YOU GUYS!!! #duggadugga #yourstruly’Sushmita had once revealed that she almost didn't make it to the Miss Universe beauty pageant because her passport was lost. Speaking with former journalist Rajeev Masand, Sushmita revealed that there were talks to send Aishwarya Rai, who was the Miss India pageant’s runner-up. "It was given to Anupama Verma, then a very famous model and she was also a coordinator for events. She had my passport for a show in Bangladesh. She needed it for some ID proofing. So I very confidently told Miss India, ‘Don’t worry my passport is very safely with Anupama Verma’. She couldn’t find it," she recalled.