Finally, the world got to see the one they have been waiting for long with bated breath. Aishwarya Rai lived up to her title of being ‘world’s most beautiful woman’ as she made her presence felt at Cannes film festival 2012. Looking a lot a slimmer than the recently published pictures of her, Ash dazzled in an Abu Jani-Sandeep Khosla emsemble at the AmfAR Cinema Against Aids gala in Cannes on Thursday evening.

Her hair was piled high on her head and adorned with a slender gold band, while her make-up was understated save the dark eyeliner around her eyes. The actress who has been a regular at the prestigious film fest became a mom in November last year. Asked about her baby, the actress said, "The baby`s here in Cannes, but not with me tonight, she`s doing well.

I can`t complain about being busy with the baby because hectic is always being redefined in my life.It was easy to come tonight because I`m not making any films." Her Cannes wardrobe was a closely guarded secret and it was reported only recently that she would be wearing Indian outfits instead of the usual haute couture gowns she sports every year. Her post-pregnancy weight gain had generated much buzz as well as criticism, so there was much curiosity about her appearance at this year`s Cannes.