Lara Dutta

Lara Dutta, the first Miss Universe of the new millennium, was born to Wing Commander L.K. Dutta and Jennifer Dutta, in Ghaziabad.

Lara Dutta, the first Miss Universe of the new millennium, was born to Wing Commander L.K. Dutta and Jennifer Dutta, in Ghaziabad. Lara is a model by profession. At the age of 16 she moved from Bangalore to come to Mumbai and realize her dreams.

Before Miss Universe happened, she was a successful print and ramp model. She was first discovered by Gladrags' annual modeling competition. After winning Miss Intercontinental in Germany, she started to build up a very successful modeling career on a national scale. She appeared in ads for Synergy, Ceat, Coke and Sprite which made her popular. She participated in the Miss Femina India contest and won the title which paved her way to the Miss Universe Crown. A mix between Punjabi and Scottish parents, this stunning beauty always emerged a winner.

Lara has embarked on another path the road to stardom in Bollywood. As the reigning Miss Universe, she traveled across the world on behalf of the Miss Universe Organisation to promote their official cause of building AIDS/HIV awareness.

Till recently she was dating model-actor Kelly Dorji. However, they recently broke-up, owing to her alleged affair with her Jhoom Barabar Jhoom co-star, Bobby Deol