Ali Landry
| Beauty pageant titleholder | |
Landry at the 16th Annual MovieGuide Faith and Values Awards Gala
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| Born |
Ali Germaine Landry July 21, 1973 Breaux Bridge, Louisiana, United States |
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| Height | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) |
| Hair color | Brown |
| Eye color | Brown |
| Title(s) |
Miss Louisiana Teen USA 1990 Miss Louisiana USA 1996 Miss USA 1996 |
| Major competition(s) |
Miss Teen USA 1990 (Top 12) Miss USA 1996 (Winner) (Miss Photogenic) Miss Universe 1996 (Top 6) |
| Spouse |
Mario Lopez (m. 2004; annulled 2004) Alejandro Gomez Monteverde (m. 2006) |
| Children | 3 |
Ali Germaine Landry (born July 21, 1973) is an American actress, model, and beauty pageant titleholder who won Miss USA 1996. She is perhaps best known as the Doritos Girl from her 1998 Super Bowl commercial, and for her portrayal of Rita Lefleur on the UPN sitcom Eve. In 1998, she was named by People magazine as one of 50 most beautiful people in the world.
Landry grew up in Breaux Bridge, Louisiana, the daughter of Renella (Ray) and Gene Allen Landry. Breaux Bridge is referred to as part of "Acadiana", Cajun country. Landry is of French (Cajun) descent. She attended Cecilia High School, graduating in 1991. In high school, she was captain of the cheerleaders. She attended the University of Southwestern Louisiana, now University of Louisiana at Lafayette, and majored in mass communication. She is a member of Kappa Delta Sorority.
Her first foray into pageantry came in 1990 when she was crowned Miss Louisiana Teen USA. She represented Louisiana in the 1990 Miss Teen USA pageant held in Biloxi, Mississippi in July 1990, where she placed first in the preliminary swimsuit and evening gown competitions, but was ranked seventh during the final competition.
In 1995, Landry won the 1996 Miss Louisiana USA title, becoming the first former Miss Louisiana Teen USA to win the Miss crown. She went on to compete in the 1996 Miss USA pageant, which was broadcast live from South Padre Island, Texas in February 1996 – she placed third highest after the preliminary competition and second highest on average during the final Top 10 competition. She was the highest placed of the Top 6 finalists and eventually went on to win the 1996 title.
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