Aishwarya Rai won the world over with her 1994 Miss World title.
Since then, this light-eyed beauty has been considered one of the most beautiful women in India and abroad. Not only has she been featured on the cover page of Time magazine, she has topped quite a few polls about being the most attractive actresses.
In a local tabloid, Ash was described as a 'triumph of artifice' with deep lines on her neck, a flat nose, wide mouth and big teeth.
Are the reams of copy devoted to her looks justified or is it just our obsession with fair skin?
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