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Miss Universe 2000 was the 49th Miss Universe pageant, held at the Eleftheria Indoor Hall in Nicosia, Cyprus on 12 May 2000. At the end of the event, Mpule Kwelagobe of Botswana crowned Lara Dutta of India as Miss Universe 2000. It is the country's second victory in the pageant's history.
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Dutta was born 16 April 1978 to a Hindu Punjabi father and an Anglo-Indian mother in Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh. Her father is Wing Commander L. K. Dutta (retired) and her mother is Jennifer Maureen Dutta (née Storey). Nitin Sawhney, who is a music composer and DJ is Dutta's cousin. The Dutta family moved to Bangalore in 1981 where she completed high...
Dutta had a nine-year relationship with actor and model Kelly Dorji. In 2008, she briefly dated Dino Morea, but they broke up in 2009. She then briefly dated American professional baseball player Derek Jeter. In September 2010, became engaged to Indian tennis player, Mahesh Bhupathi. They married on 16 February 2011 in a civil ceremony in Mumbai an...
Dutta won the annual Gladrags Manhunt and Megamodel Contest in 1995, thus winning the right to enter the 1997 Miss Intercontinental Pageant. She was later crowned Miss Intercontinental 1997. In the year 2000, she took part in the Femina Miss India contest. In the grand finale, all her fellow Top 5 delegates were asked the same question – "If you we...
Debut and early work
She appeared in the Tamil film, Arasatchi in 2002, but due to financial problems, it was only released in mid-2004. She made her Hindi debut in 2003 with the film Andaaz which was a box office success and won her a Filmfare Award for Best Female Debut. However, In the film, Dutta's voice was dubbed by Mona Ghosh Shetty as the filmmakers wanted two distinct characters for the female leads and they needed Kajal, Dutta's character, to have a high-pitched voice. At the beginning of 2004, Dutta ma...
Breakthrough and success
In 2005, Dutta appeared in Kaal, which was a moderate success at the box office. Dutta then appeared in No Entry opposite actors Anil Kapoor, Salman Khan, Fardeen Khan, Bipasha Basu, Esha Deol and Celina Jaitley, which went on to become the biggest hit of the year. She next appeared in Dosti: Friends Forever which was only an average grosser in India but became the biggest hit of the year in overseas markets. Dutta along with Sania Mirza participated in Kaun Banega Crorepati(season 2) as cele...
Hiatus and streaming series
In 2011, her first movie as a producer, Chalo Dilli was released. The film was a moderate success, as it was made on a modest budget of ₹50 million (US$630,000). Moreover, the film and Dutta's performance was praised by critics. She did an item number in the song "Zara Dil Ko Thaam Lo" alongside Shah Rukh Khan in addition to an extended special appearance in Don 2and the film was a major success, especially Lara's item number. Following her post-pregnancy break from Hindi cinema, Dutta signed...
Dutta has hosted the International Indian Film Academy Awards five times. She first hosted the 3rd IIFA Awards in 2002 and subsequently the 7th IIFA Awards with Fardeen Khan in 2006, 8th IIFA Awards with Boman Irani in 2007 and the 10th IIFA Awards and 11th IIFA Awards in 2009 and 2010, respectively. The last two times she co-hosted with both Boman...
Dutta has often been regarded as one of the most stylish and socially conscious actresses in Bollywood. Her modelling background opened up opportunities to play not only glamorous roles but also character driven roles in movies like Billu.She is also known for her eloquent speaking skills. Dutta has also been a very vocal supporter of the Me Too mo...
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3.24M subscribers. Subscribed. 231. 19K views 3 years ago. Miss Universe 1999 takes her final walk and Miss Universe 2000 is crowned. 👑 Miss Universe 2019 is Zozibini Tunzi from...
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As the audience erupted in approval, the outcome of the search for Miss Universe became clearly obvious. Before announcing the winner, awards were presented to Mexico's Letty Murray for the Clairol Herbal Essence Style Award (who earlier had won the Best National Costume Award).
Nov 3, 2023 · Her remarkable journey led to her being crowned Femina Miss India Universe, granting her the honor of representing India at the prestigious Miss Universe pageant. The Miss Universe 2000 pageant, hosted in Nicosia, Cyprus, featured Lara competing against 78 other contestants from around the world.
