Actor Dia Mirza, who won the title of Miss Asia Pacific in 2000 recalls that she was constantly compared to Bollywood beauty and former Miss World Aishwarya Rai after stepping into the film industry. Dia reveals that to conform to the idea of beauty back then, she started wearing light-coloured lenses, which to her was ridiculous. 

Dia Mirza on beauty standards in showbiz 

In an interview with Zoom, Dia Mirza shared, “When I started out as an actor, there was a lot of comparison with former beauty queens, especially Aishwarya Rai. It was, of course, a huge compliment at the age of 19 because I was just starting out. Having said that, it was also a very dangerous trend."