Ali Landry Beauty pageant titleholder
Birth name:	Ali Germaine Landry
Birthdate:	July 21, 1973 (1973-07-21) (age 34)
Birth location:	Breaux Bridge, Louisiana
Height:	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
Eye color:	Brown
Hair color:	Brown
Title(s):	Miss Louisiana Teen USA 1990 (Top 6) Miss Louisiana USA 1996 Miss USA 1996
Major Competition(s):	Miss USA 1996 (winner) Miss Universe 1996 (Top 6)

Ali Germaine Landry (born July 21, 1973) is a former Miss USA (1996), model and actress. She is recognized as the Doritos Girl from her popular 1998 Super Bowl commercial.^{[citation needed]} In 1998, she was named by People magazine as one of 50 most beautiful people in the world. ^[1] Shortcut: WP:-( Vandalism is indisputable bad-faith addition, deletion, or change to content, made in a deliberate attempt to compromise the integrity of the encyclopedia. ... Shortcut: WP:-( Vandalism is indisputable bad-faith addition, deletion, or change to content, made in a deliberate attempt to compromise the integrity of the encyclopedia. ... Mrs. ... A childs first birthday party. ... is the 202nd day of the year (203rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1973 (MCMLXXIII) was a common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar) of the 1973 Gregorian calendar. ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Louisiana. ... Breaux Bridge is a city in St. ... “Stature” redirects here. ... A foot (plural: feet or foot;[1] symbol or abbreviation: ft or, sometimes, ′ – a prime) is a unit of length, in a number of different systems, including English units, Imperial units, and United States customary units. ... An inch (plural: inches; symbol or abbreviation: in or, sometimes, ″ - a double prime) is the name of a unit of length in a number of different systems, including English units, Imperial units, and United States customary units. ... The metre (American English:meter) is a measure of length. ... Eye color is a polygenic trait and is determined primarily by the amount and type of pigments present in the eyes iris. ... Hair color is the result of pigmentation due to the presence of the chemicals of melanin and phaeomelanin. ... The Miss Louisiana Teen USA competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state of Louisiana in the Miss Teen USA pageant. ... Elizabeth McNulty, Miss Louisiana USA 2007 The Miss Louisiana USA competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state of Louisiana in the Miss USA pageant. ... [[Image:MissUSA2007Crowned. ... [[Image:MissUSA2007Crowned. ... Miss Universe is an annual international female beauty contest, and the title for the winner of the contest, founded in 1952 by California clothing company Pacific Mills. ... is the 202nd day of the year (203rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1973 (MCMLXXIII) was a common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar) of the 1973 Gregorian calendar. ... [[Image:MissUSA2007Crowned. ... Photograph of the once famous model Dovima A model is a person who poses or displays for purposes of art, fashion, or other products and advertising. ... Actors in period costume sharing a joke whilst waiting between takes during location filming. ... Nacho Cheese Doritos Mexican Nacho Flavored Doritos, Israel (old style) Cool American Flavored Doritos found in Amsterdam. ... The winning Super Bowl team receives the Vince Lombardi Trophy. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... ‹ The template below (Expand) is being considered for deletion. ...

Early life

Landry grew up in Breaux Bridge, Louisiana. This southern region of Louisiana is referred to as "Acadiana," the heart of Cajun country. Landry is of Cajun and Choctaw descent^{[citation needed]}. She graduated from Cecilia High School in 1991. She graduated from University of Louisiana-Lafayette with a degree in Mass Communications. She is a sister member of Kappa Delta Sorority. Breaux Bridge is a city in St. ... Official language(s) de jure: none de facto: English & French Capital Baton Rouge Largest city New Orleans [1] Area  Ranked 31st  - Total 51,885 sq mi (134,382 km²)  - Width 130 miles (210 km)  - Length 379 miles (610 km)  - % water 16  - Latitude 29°N to 33°N  - Longitude 89°W... Map of Acadiana Region with the Cajun Heartland USA subregion highlighted in dark red. ... The Cajuns are an ethnic group mainly living in Louisiana, consisting of the descendants of Acadian exiles and peoples of other ethnicities with whom the Acadians eventually intermarried on the semitropical frontier. ... For other uses, see Choctaw (disambiguation). ... Cecilia High School (CHS) is a 3A public secondary school located in Cecilia, an unincorporated community in Saint Martin Parish, Louisiana. ... The University of Louisiana at Lafayette, more commonly known as UL Lafayette, Louisiana-Lafayette, or UL is a coeducational public research university located in Lafayette, Louisiana, in the heart of Acadiana. ... Kappa Delta (ΚΔ) is a sorority founded at the State Female Normal School, now Longwood University in Farmville, Virginia. ...

Pageantry

Her first foray into pageantry came in 1990 when she was crowned Miss Louisiana Teen USA, becoming the first representative from Louisiana directed by RPM Productions.^{[citation needed]} She represented Louisiana in the Miss Teen USA 1990 pageant held in Biloxi, Mississippi in July 1990, where she place seventh. The Miss Louisiana Teen USA competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state of Louisiana in the Miss Teen USA pageant. ... RPM Productions is licensed by the Miss Universe Organization to produce the Miss Louisiana USA, Miss Louisiana Teen USA, Miss North Carolina USA, Miss North Carolina Teen USA, Miss South Carolina USA and Miss South Carolina Teen USA pageants. ... Miss Teen USA is a beauty pageant run by the Miss Universe Organization for girls aged 15-19. ... Biloxi Lighthouse (of 1848) Biloxi () is a city in Harrison County, Mississippi, in the U.S.. The 2000 census recorded the population as 50,644. ...

In 1995, Landry won the Miss Louisiana USA 1996 title, becoming the first former Miss Louisiana Teen USA to win the Miss title. She went on to compete in the Miss USA 1996 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 event. She was the highest placed of the finalists and eventually went on to win the Miss USA 1996 title, the first former Miss Teen USA delegate to win the title (although her predecessor Shanna Moakler, previously Miss Rhode Island Teen USA 1992, had inherited the Miss USA title from Chelsi Smith the year before. Elizabeth McNulty, Miss Louisiana USA 2007 The Miss Louisiana USA competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state of Louisiana in the Miss USA pageant. ... [[Image:MissUSA2007Crowned. ... South Padre Island is a town located in Cameron County, Texas. ... [[Image:MissUSA2007Crowned. ... Shanna Lynn Moakler (born March 28, 1975 in Barrington, Rhode Island) is an American model, actor and reality television star. ... The Miss Rhode Island Teen USA competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state of Rhode Island in the Miss Teen USA pageant. ... Chelsi Smith after winning the 1995 Miss USA title Chelsi Pearl Smith of Deer Park, Texas competed and won Miss USA 1995 as Miss Texas USA. She was ultimately crowned Miss Universe in 1995, in Windhoek, Namibia, the only Miss USA from Texas to date so honored. ...

Landry went on to compete in the 1996 Miss Universe pageant held in Las Vegas in May that year. She placed highest on average after the presentation show, and was ranked second in the evening gown and interview events during the final competition, however only placed seventh in swimsuit. She was second going in to the final round of six delegates, but fell to sixth after the judge's panel questions. Miss Universe is an annual international female beauty contest, and the title for the winner of the contest, founded in 1952 by California clothing company Pacific Mills. ... For further information, see Las Vegas metropolitan area and Las Vegas Strip. ...

Landry was at this time the only former Miss Teen USA delegate to compete at Miss Universe, and until 2000 would have the highest overall score of any delegate to compete in all three competitions.^{[citation needed]}

Post pageants

Landry has done much modeling for photographers and magazines, and she specializes in swimsuit and lingerie modeling. As a spokeswoman for the Doritos chips brand, she appeared in celebrated TV commercials airing during the 1998, 1999 and 2000Super Bowl football games. She was named by "People" magazine as one of 50 most beautiful people in the world in 1998^{[citation needed]}. Nacho Cheese Doritos Mexican Nacho Flavored Doritos, Israel (old style) Cool American Flavored Doritos found in Amsterdam. ... The winning Super Bowl team receives the Vince Lombardi Trophy. ...

A trained gymnast, she still required hours of takes^{[citation needed]}to get the seconds of footage of her doing acrobatic stunts right for the commercials. In 2002, she hosted the second season of the hidden-camera series Spy TV. From 2003 to 2006, she was a regular cast member of the UPN sitcom Eve. Gymnasts are people who participate in the sports of either artistic gymnastics or rhythmic gymnastics. ... UPN (which originally stood for the United Paramount Network) was a television network in over 200 markets in the United States. ... Eve is an American sitcom television series named for its star, rapper Eve, about a trio of women who have their own boutique and clothing line. ...

Landry has participated in the show Fear Factor, and was runner up. She is an avid athlete and also participated in the Boston Marathon. The fear factor in occupational terminology refers to the increased per-worker productivity resulting from the threat of impending layoffs. ... The 100th running of the Boston Marathon, 1996 The Boston Marathon is an annual marathon sporting event hosted by the city of Boston, Massachusetts, on Patriots Day, the third Monday of April. ...

Personal life

She met actor/TV personality Mario Lopez when he emceed the 1998 Miss Teen USA pageant and she was a commentator. They were engaged during the summer of 2003 and married on April 24, 2004, but two weeks later she had the marriage annulled over alleged infidelities committed by Lopez during the relationship.^[2] This article needs additional references or sources for verification. ... April 24 is the 114th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (115th in leap years). ... shelby was here 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Annulment is a legal procedure for declaring a marriage null and void. ...

Landry became engaged to film director Alejandro Gomez Monteverde on Memorial Day 2005. They were married on April 8, 2006 in San Miguel de Allende, Mexico.^[3][4] Alejandro Gomez Monteverde (born 13 July 1977 in Tampico, Tamaulipas) is a Mexican film director. ... April 8 is the 98th day of the year (99th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... For the Manfred Mann album, see 2006 (album). ...

On March 30, 2007, she announced that she and her husband are expecting their first child in July 2007. On the morning of Tuesday, July 10, 2007 she gave birth to an 8 lbs, 2 oz. baby girl named Estela Ines Monteverde.^[5] March 30 is the 89th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (90th in leap years). ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is now the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era. ...

Filmography

Landry and her husband filmed Bella together. Bella was directed by her husband Alejandro Gomez Monteverde and was produced by their business partners Sean Wolfington, Eduardo Verastegui, Leo Severino, and Denise Pinckley.^[6] Bella (2006) is the feature directorial debut of Alejandro Gomez Monteverde. ... Bella (2006) is the feature directorial debut of Alejandro Gomez Monteverde. ... Alejandro Gomez Monteverde (born 13 July 1977 in Tampico, Tamaulipas) is a Mexican film director. ... Sean Wolfington is an entrepreneur and American film producer. ... Eduardo Verastegui Eduardo Verastegui (born May 21, 1974 in Ciudad Mante, Tamaulipas, México) is a Mexican actor. ...

Landry's husband, Alejandro Gomez Monteverde and Bella's filmmakers received honors from the Smithsonian and the Whitehouse for Bella. The Smithsonian Latino Center honored Monteverde with their "Legacy Award" at a private screening in Miami hosted by Florida Governor Jeb Bush and his wife Columba Bush, a native Mexican.^[7] Alejandro Gomez Monteverde (born 13 July 1977 in Tampico, Tamaulipas) is a Mexican film director. ... Bella (2006) is the feature directorial debut of Alejandro Gomez Monteverde. ... Bella (2006) is the feature directorial debut of Alejandro Gomez Monteverde. ... John Ellis Jeb Bush (born February 11, 1953), a Republican, is the forty-third and current Governor of Florida. ...

The director of the Department of Citizenship also gave her husband the "American by Choice" award for Bella's positive contribution to Latino art and culture in the U.S.^[8] Bella (2006) is the feature directorial debut of Alejandro Gomez Monteverde. ...

The president and first lady saw the film and invited Bella's director to sit with Laura Bush in her private box during the annual "State of the Union" speech in 2007.^[9][9]

• Bella (2006)
• Eve (2003) (TV series)
• Who's Your Daddy? (2003) (V)
• Will You Marry Me? (2003) (TV)
• Spy TV (2001) (TV series, host of second season) (2002)
• Outta Time (2002)
• Repli-Kate (2002)
• Soulkeeper (2001)
• Farmclub.com (2001) (TV series)
• Beautiful (2000)
• Pensacola: Wings of Gold (?1999) (TV series, regular guest star)
• America's Greatest Pets (1998) (TV series)
• Sunset Beach (1997) (TV series)

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References

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External links

• Ali Landry's Official Web Site
• Ali Landry's Official Fan Club at Yahoo Groups
• Ali Landry at the Internet Movie Database
• Ali Landry Picture Galleries
• Ali Landry at AskMen