Since she made her Cannes debut in 2002 (for a screening of Devdas), Aishwarya Rai Bachchan has returned to the coveted red carpet year after year. Over a decades' worth of red carpet looks, the L'Oreal Paris brand ambassador's style has seen a dramatic change, one that is even more remarkable in retrospect. Ahead of her 18th appearance, we look back on Aishwarya Rai Bachchan's Cannes' fashion evolution—right from when she was a newcomer at la croisette to being a part of the jury.

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