Sushmita Sen walks out of fashion show

Sushmita Sen, 37, backed out of a fashion show in support of women's empowerment and against child abuse owing to disagreement over her appearance fee.

According to the organizer- Sadiq Memorial Society run by Rifat Sadiq, the former Miss Universe refuses to be the show stopper 48 hours before the event to go. He said, “Initially, we were told we will have to shell out Rs 15 lakh to Sushmita and Rs 50,000 to her staff. After some discussion, we finally agreed upon Rs 11 lakh and Rs 43,000 to her staff….they suddenly stopped attending to our calls Tuesday onwards.” Sushmita’s unavailability forced the organizer to find her replacement and Yukta Mookhey, the 35-year-old former Miss World, agreed to participate at the eleventh hour.

Sushmita’s spokesperson said, “There is no question of backing out if one hasn't confirmed an appearance to begin with! We find random people throwing random figures completely irresponsible and distasteful. Ms Sen has never interacted with the organisers before and has no intention of doing so in future.”