
Miss Universe 1994 Sushmita Sen congratulated Catriona Gray after the Filipina beauty was crowned Miss Universe 2018.
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The Indian beauty queen turned Bollywood actress wrote in her Twitter post, "Congratulations #Philippines Another richly deserved victory! A stunning & well-spoken #MissUniverse2018 Catriona Gray."
Congratulations #Philippines ❤️👏🎉Another richly deserved victory!!😊A stunning & well spoken #MissUniverse2018 Catriona Gray 👏 Mahal Kita from Sush Mita 😁😍I love you guys!!!! pic.twitter.com/ve2m2PsVib
-- sushmita sen (@thesushmitasen) December 17, 2018
In her special message, the first Indian to be crowned Miss Universe included Filipino words "Mahal kita." Sushmita is popular in the Philippines as the prestigious pageant was held in the country in 1994.
In 2017, Susmita visited the Philippines and she met four Filipinos named after her.
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