Aishwarya Rai has established herself as one the most popular and high-profile celebrities not just in her homeland, India but also worldwide. Quite an ace actress, she has received several awards, including two Filmfare Awards. She was awarded with the Padma Shri by the Government of India in 2009 and the Ordre des Arts et des Lettres by the Government of France in 2012. She has often been cited as the "Most Beautiful Woman in the World" and has lately been honored as the “Most Successful Miss World”. Every year, she is invited to the Biggest Film Festival of the World, The Cannes Festival. Netherlands has even named a flower after Aishwarya in her honor.