A rare vintage video of Aishwarya Rai has surfaced online, showing the actor and former Miss World spending time with children soon after her 1994 pageant win. The clip has drawn warm reactions from fans, who praised her natural charm, smile, and ease with kids. Aishwarya, then in her early 20s, had recently won the Miss World crown in South Africa’s Sun City, a moment that remains one of India’s most remembered beauty pageant victories.
Aishwarya Rai’s beauty pageant 1994 video
According to Hindustan Times, the social media post does not mention the exact date of the recording. However, it appears to have been shot a few days after Aishwarya Rai was crowned Miss World 1994.
In the clip, Aishwarya wears a white kurta-pyjama with a blue dupatta. She has a tika on her forehead and leaves her thick, long hair loose. The video shows her smiling brightly while playing with young children as people gather around them.One part of the clip shows Aishwarya wearing an orange paper crown, while a child wears a yellow one. The moment appears to recreate her famous crowning moment from the Miss World stage.Fans reacted strongly to the video. “Indian Diana,” one fan wrote. Another commented, “No wonder she is an amazing mother.” A third fan wrote, “Her face, her giggles, her aura.” One person also said Aishwarya looked similar to Rashmika Mandanna in the clip.
Aishwarya Rai and Sushmita Sen’s rivalry rumors
Aishwarya won Miss World in 1994 after finishing as the first runner-up at Miss India, where Sushmita Sen won the top title. Sushmita later won Miss Universe the same year.Over the years, both have addressed rumors about rivalry. In an interview with WildFilmsIndia, Sushmita said they were neither enemies nor close friends. “We were always people who knew each other from a distance. We minded our own business, did our thing,” she said.Sushmita added, “There is no such thing as rivalry.” Aishwarya was last seen in Mani Ratnam’s ‘Ponniyin Selvan I’ and ‘Ponniyin Selvan II’. She has not announced her next film yet.