Name: Lara DuttaBirth name: Lara Dutta
Date of birth: April 16, 1978
Birthplace: Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh, India
Occupation: Actress, model
Lara Dutta was born on April 16, 1978. She is an Indian actress, UNFPA Goodwill Ambassador and the 2000 Miss Universe. Dutta won the annual Gladsrags modelling competition in her native India, thus winning the right to be the first Indian representative at the 1997 Miss Intercontinental pageant, in which she took first place. Later, she was crowned Femina Miss India Universe and Miss Universe in 2000. At Miss Universe 2000 in Cyprus, Dutta was the clear favourite ahead of fierce competition from Venezuela, Spain, USA and Canada. Her finalist interview score was the highest individual score in any category in the history of the Miss Universe contest, as her perfect interview saw a majority of the judges giving her the maximum 9.99 mark. After her final question, in which Dutta delivered a passionate defense of the Miss Universe contest (and other beauty pageants), she became the second Indian Miss Universe.
