Sushmita Sen was born on November 19, 1975 in Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh, India) is a well-known Bollywood actress and was India's first Miss Universe which she won in 1994.

Sushmita's father Shubeer Sen is a former Indian Air Force officer; her mother Subhra Sen worked as a fashion artist and jewellery designer. She has one brother, Rajeev Sen, and a sister, Neelam Sen.

Sushmita Sen's family is from Bengal and her mother tongue is Bengali. She was born in Andra Pradesh, but grew up in Delhi. She attended school at Air Force Golden Jubilee Institute and Air Force Silver in Delhi, and later, schools in Nagpur and Jorhat. In Delhi, she studied English and planned a career in journalism.

In 2001, Sushmita Sen adopted a daughter and her name is Renee.