It is not a secret that Lara Dutta is a beauty with brains. This was
demonstrated when she scored the highest possible marks in the history
of the Miss Universe Contest. After this she was crowned Miss Universe
2000, making history as not only the most beautiful but also the most
intelligent young woman to wear this crown in the history of Miss
Universe.Lara was born in Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh, India, on April 16, 1978.
Her dad is retired Wing Commander L.K. Dutta and her mother is Jennifer
Dutta. Lara has two sisters, one of whom serves in the Indian Air
Force, and is the cousin of Nitin Sawhney.In 1981 the Dutta family re-located to Bangalore, and she was enrolled
in St. Francis Xavier Girls' High School where she studied till her
10th Standard, and later did her First Year and Second Year Junior
College at the Frank Anthony Public School. After graduating from
school, she then went on to earn a degree in Economics from Bombay
University. She is fluent in both Hindi and English.In 1997 Lara enrolled and subsequently won the Miss Gladrags
competition, leading her to represent India at the Miss
Intercontinental, and thereafter being crowned Miss Universe in 2000 in
Cyprus, making her the second Indian to win this prestigious award.After completing her Miss Universe commitments, she received several
offers from Bollywood movie makers, and starred in Andaaz in 2003,
which won her considerable recognition, and she subsequently won the
best female debut award from Femina.Thereafter, most of her movies failed to make a mark at the box office,
however, she did become popular and a household name. Some of the
movies she is remembered for are 'Masti', 'No Entry, 'Kaal', 'Partner',
Hey Baby' amongst others.She is also known for her sense of humor, and a talent for writing. She
has now announced that she will writing scripts, and hopes that one day
someone from Bollywood will make flicks out of them.