Sushmita Sen Learnt Table Etiquette Post Miss Universe Victory Says ‘pet bhar ke kha ke jao ghar se’ At Events

Twenty-nine years ago, Sushmita Sen made history by clinching the first-ever Miss Universe crown for India. In a recent interview with Curly Tales, the actor recounted a memorable incident from that period, immediately following her victory. Sushmita revealed that she was completely unaware of table manners and found herself in a daunting situation at an official dinner in Mexico , where she had to navigate through a seven-course meal.

What Sushmita said
Speaking with Curly Tales, Sushmita said: "I didn't learn table manners before winning Miss Universe. After winning it, they sent me to Mexico city to this place. I’m 18 years old, I barely speak English. I’m getting it together at that point and Barbara, my travel manager sitting to my right and thereafter beyond Barbara are all men. I’m starving, I’m smiling at my travel manager saying ‘I’m very hungry’. Then I bend over like ‘I’m very hungry Barbara.’ She’s like, ‘So are they and you’re the chief guest, you need to start.’

She went on to explain her uncertainty about where to start with the seven-course meal. She recounted how the tourism manager of Mexico, who sat beside her at the table, came to her aid in that moment. "I felt very out of place, and I don't want to feel that again. One of the things that I learnt was ‘Pet bhar ke kha ke jaao ghar se, taki waha pe jaake khana khane ki utsukta nahi hogi (Eat well at home and then go for an official dinner, so that you won't feel the urge to eat there).' Then you can elegantly say, ‘No more, thank you’, and they will assume you follow a strict diet.”

Sushmita Sen's most recent appearance was in "Aarya - Antim Vaar," the concluding episode of her Disney+ Hotstar series. The show also featured Ila Arun, Sikandar Kher, Indraneil Sengupta, Vikas Kumar, Maya Sarao, Geetanjali Kulkarni, Shweta Pasricha, Viren Vazirani, and Pratyaksh Panwar, among others.