India, June 19 -- India won its first Miss World pageant in 1966 when Reita Faria Powell won one of the most coveted beauty crowns. Then, after many years, in 1994, Aishwarya Rai bagged the title once again. However, there was another beauty queen before Aishwarya who put India on the world map and promoted the Indian crafts on the international stage: Karminder Kaur Virk.

On June 17, the official Instagram handle of Miss India shared how Miss India 1993 winner Karminder Kaur Virk wore a hand-embroidered saree lehenga on the Miss World stage and went on to win the Best National Costume award. Here's her story:

Sharing a video footage of Miss India 1993 Karminder Kaur Virk winning the Best Costume Award, the Miss India Organisation wrote...