1. Ali Germaine Landry was born on July 21,1973 and is an American actress, model and beauty pageant titleholder who won Miss USA 1996.
17 Facts About Ali Landry
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Ali Landry played Rita Lefleur on the UPN sitcom Eve and was the Doritos Girl in a 1998 Super Bowl commercial.
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Ali Landry attended the University of Southwestern Louisiana, now University of Louisiana at Lafayette, and majored in mass communication.
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Ali Landry 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.
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In 1995, Ali Landry won the 1996 Miss Louisiana USA title, becoming the first former Miss Louisiana Teen USA to win Miss Louisiana USA.
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Ali Landry was the highest placed of the Top 6 finalists and eventually went on to win the 1996 title.
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Ali Landry is the first former Miss Teen USA delegate to win the Miss USA crown outright.
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Ali Landry competed in the 1996 Miss Universe pageant held in Las Vegas in May that year.
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Ali Landry placed first in the preliminary competition and was ranked second in the evening gown and interview events during the final competition.
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Ali Landry was second going into the next round of six delegates, but she was eliminated after the judges' questions.
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Until 1999, Ali Landry was the only former Miss Teen USA delegate to compete at Miss Universe.
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Ali Landry was named by People magazine as one of the 50 most beautiful people in the world in 1998.
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Ali Landry has participated in the show Fear Factor and was runner-up.
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Ali Landry is an avid athlete and participated in the Boston Marathon.
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Ali Landry launched a lifestyle line, Belle Parish in 2009.
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Ali Landry starred in TV Guide Network's show, Hollywood Moms' Club, in November 2011.
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Ali Landry married film director Alejandro Gomez Monteverde on April 8,2006, in San Miguel de Allende, Mexico.