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HOME » Aishwarya Great Indian Ambassador
This page contains Aishwarya's role as the Great Indian Ambassador through her films and modelling
Trivia:
- Won the title of Miss Photogenic in the 1994 Miss World Pageant.
- Ambassador (spokesperson) for Longines watches since 1999.
- The first Indian actress to be on the jury of the Cannes International Film Festival.
- Is the highest paid actress in Bollywood.
- Created a frenzy at the 2002 Cannes Film Festival when she arrived at the premiere of her film _Devdas (2002)_ in a coach and wearing a beautiful yellow-orange-embroidered sari.
- Member of the jury at the 2003 Cannes Film Festival.
- In a poll conducted by Hello magazine, she was voted the number-one attractive woman of 2003, beating actresses such as Nicole Kidman, Catherine Zeta-Jones, and Gwyneth Paltrow.
- Is featured in the 2004 edition of the Guinness Book of World Records.
- Was listed in Time magazine as one of 100 most influential people in the world (The 2004 TIME 100).
- Has over 17,000 Web sites dedicated to her.
- In 2004, Aishwarya became the first Bollywood and Indian actress to have her own statue at London's Madame Tussauds museum.
- On January 2nd, 2005, she became the first Indian actress to be interviewed on "60 Minutes" (1968).
- Voted #9 in Harpers and Queen magazine's list of the 100 most beautiful women of today. (Harpers and Queen, June 6, 2005)
- When Oprah Winfrey saw Aishwarya's interview on "60 Minutes" (1968), she was so fascinated by her that she got a hold of Ash and invited her to be a guest on her show. On April 25, 2005, Aishwarya became the first Indian and South Asian actress to be featured on _"Oprah Winfrey Show, The" (1986)
- Turned down the role of Helen in the film Troy (2004).
- Director Andy Tennant offered her a part in _Hitch (2005)_ , but she turned it down because she was so busy with other films.
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