Here are some timeless thoughts on beauty, confidence and womanhood from Aishwarya Rai Bachchan. "Elegance is innate...individual...eternal...it stands the test of time!" "No one is perfect and everyone is different, but everyone is beautiful in their own way and that's what makes us special. For me, it went beyond being a beauty queen. For me, it was about being the 20-year-old girl from India on an international platform and a lot of people actually would assume that I wasn't even educated in India because of the way I'd speak.