Lara Dutta Miss Universe of 2000 is a stunning, confident woman with determination, maturity of thought, ideas and expression. At the age of 16 she left her home from bangalore to come to mumbai and realize her dreams. Before Miss universe she was a successful print and ramp model.

Lara has embarked on another path the road to stardom in Bollywood. Her debut film was Andaaz. She got the film fare award for Andaaz as a new comer. The film and its music was hit. After that her one more film came Mumbai Se Aya Mera Dost. In both films her work was appreciated. Currently Masti in which she is playing a small role, are running in theatres successfully. She had done film Aan in which she was opposite Akshay Kumar. She looks ahead to many more and her steely determination lead her to win.

Apart from these she participated in various AIDS related events and worked along with the UNFPA.

Lara Dutta is having an affair from past few years with Kelly Dorji a successful model.