Dia Mirza says she wasn’t comfortable wearing two-piece swimsuit at international beauty pageant, wore a one-piece and still won

Dia Mirza said that one should not do anything that makes them uncomfortable but added that if they are body confident and comfortable wearing swimwear, then they should do it. “If you feel like you are being objectified, then you should absolutely not do it. But if you are body confident and if you are comfortable in swimwear and if you don’t feel like someone is objectifying you, then you can do it,” she said.

Dia said that she has remained true to her priniciples for 20 years now and added, “I never let anyone commodify or objectify me. You have seen me for 20 years now, and you have seen how I have made choices in the same direction. Lara and Priyanka were also with me, and all of us have done the same thing.”

Recently, Sushmita Sen had spoken about how her father was really upset with her when she wore a swimsuit during Miss India in 1994. “I remember having this very emotional moment with my father when I promised him. I said, ‘Baba, I have to wear a swimsuit, it is a part of the show. I cannot not wear it but I promise you I will add respect to it. It won’t be crass.’ He was not very happy with that, but when I won Miss India and I told my father that I will represent my country, that, for my father, being a defence person, was very emotional,” she shared with Mid-day.