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Ali Landry Launches Children's Clothing Line - Terra.com


Ali Landry Launches Children's Clothing Line
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Ali Landry was glam and gorgeous in a black one shouldered Diva Couture gown, She Lide shoes, Michelle Monroe jewelry and an elegant updo on the red carpet ...

Posted on March 1, 2010, 8:33 am

Doritos 2010 Super Bowl Commercial - Real TV Addict


Doritos 2010 Super Bowl Commercial
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In 1998 a former Miss USA winner named Ali Landry was cast in a Doritos commercial for that year's Super Bowl. The ad was a simple one showing Ali in a ...
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Posted on February 7, 2010, 10:42 pm

Beauty Tips - Latina


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Ali Landry was glam and gorgeous in a black one shouldered Diva Couture gown, She Lide shoes, ...

Posted on February 25, 2010, 4:22 pm

Ecollywood: Seinfeld uses wood chip napkins -- not that there's anything wrong ... - Mother Nature Network


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Ecollywood: Seinfeld uses wood chip napkins -- not that there's anything wrong ...
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Actress Ali Landry, the mother of a toddler, is a recent green convert. ?I just started recycling and teaching the baby about recycling and taking care of ...

Posted on February 24, 2010, 10:21 am

Super Bowl Commercials: Milton Kent's Starting 11 - FanHouse


Super Bowl Commercials: Milton Kent's Starting 11
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1998: "Ay-chee-wa-wa" (Doritos) -- In this Doritos spot, two clods are doing the wash at the local laundromat when former Miss USA Ali Landry walks in. ...

Posted on February 5, 2010, 3:32 am

TV Squad Ten: Most/Least Sexy Super Bowl Ads of All Time - TV Squad (blog)


TV Squad Ten: Most/Least Sexy Super Bowl Ads of All Time
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Doritos brought back super sexy model Ali Landry to make 3D Doritos look more attractive and take their minds off the fact that eating Doritos prevents you ...

Posted on February 7, 2010, 8:46 am

Doritos 'House Rules' Super Bowl Commercial Creator Expresses Appreciation For ... - PR Web (press release)


Doritos 'House Rules' Super Bowl Commercial Creator Expresses Appreciation For ...
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The brand's marketing campaigns have included many television commercials featuring Avery Schreiber, Jay Leno, and Ali Landry, as well as product placement ...

Posted on February 24, 2010, 7:05 am

Giveaway: Britax Advocate Car Seat (Value: $369.99) - Celebrity Baby Scoop (blog)


Giveaway: Britax Advocate Car Seat (Value: $369.99)
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Not to mention, Tiffani Thiessen, Chad Lowe and Ali Landry took home their very own Britax car seats from the Boom Boom Room event. ...

Posted on February 15, 2010, 9:19 am

Ali Landry : juste parfaite dans sa robe asymétrique - News de stars


Ali Landry : juste parfaite dans sa robe asymétrique
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A l'occasion des Movieguide Awards 2010, la ravissante Ali Landry est apparue vraiment parfaite dans une longue et très glamour robe asymétrique. ...

Posted on February 26, 2010, 11:08 am

Wendy Fitzwilliam, a treia ?regin?? de culoare - Adev?rul


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Wendy Fitzwilliam, a treia ?regin?? de culoare
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Prezentatori au fost cânt?re?ul ?i actorul american Jack Wagner, prezentatoarea de televiziune Julie Moran ?i modelul Ali Landry. 81 de concurente au luptat ...

Posted on February 27, 2010, 9:23 am

Ali Landry Biography

Ali Landry
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Ali Landry
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Landry at the 16th Annual MovieGuide Faith and Values Awards Gala
Birth name Ali Germaine Landry
Birthdate July 21, 1973 (1973-07-21) (age 36)
Birthplace Breaux Bridge, Louisiana, U.S.
Height 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
Eye color Brown
Hair 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 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. In 1998, she was named by People magazine as one of 50 most beautiful people in the world.1

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Early life

Landry grew up in Breaux Bridge, Louisiana. This southern region of Louisiana is referred to as "Acadiana", or Cajun country. Landry is of French (Cajun) descent.23 She attended Cecilia High School, graduating in 1991. In high school, she was captain of the cheerleaders. She attended the University of Louisiana at Lafayette and was majoring in mass communications. She is an alumna of Kappa Delta Sorority.

Pageantry

Her first foray into pageantry came in 1990 when she was crowned Miss Louisiana Teen USA. She represented Louisiana in the Miss Teen USA 1990 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 and couldn't reach the final 6.

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 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.

She is the first former Miss Teen USA delegate to actually win the Miss USA crown (her predecessor Shanna Moakler, previously Miss Rhode Island Teen USA, Miss New York USA and first runner-up to Miss USA Chelsi Smith, only inherited the title after Smith became Miss Universe).

Landry competed in the 1996 Miss Universe pageant held in Las Vegas in May that year. She placed first in the preliminary competition and was ranked second in the evening gown and interview events during the final competition. She was second going in to the next round of six delegates, but she was eliminated after the judges' questions.

Until 1999, Landry was the only former Miss Teen USA delegate to compete at Miss Universe. Her record at all three pageants was not surpassed until 2000 when Miss USA 2000, Lynnette Cole made the top 5 at all three pageants.

Post pageants

Landry has done much modeling for photographers and magazines. As a spokeswoman for the Doritos chips brand, she appeared in celebrated TV commercials airing during the 1998, 1999 and 2000 Super Bowl football games. She was named by People magazine as one of 50 most beautiful people in the world in 1998.4 Her house was featured on E!'s celebrity homes and on MTV's Cribs. She has been listed as one of FHM magazine's 100 Sexiest Women in the World numerous times. She was twice named on Stuff Magazine's 100 Sexiest Women list. Askmen.com has named her one of the 50 Most Beautiful Women and 99 Most Desirable Women in the World.

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.

Landry has participated in the show Fear Factor and was runner-up. She is an avid athlete and also participated in the Boston Marathon.

Currently, she hosts the English and Spanish-language versions of Spotlight to Nightlight, an interview show on Yahoo where she talks with celebrity mothers about parenting issues. She also launched a lifestyle line, Belle Parish in 2009. Belle Parish launched with a children's clothing line in September 2009 and will be in stores Spring 2010. The line is inspired by her Southern upbringing and the keepsake items her mother saved from her childhood. www.belleparish.com

Personal life

Landry later met actor and TV personality Mario Lopez when he emceed the Miss Teen USA 1998 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.5

She married film director Alejandro Gomez Monteverde on April 8, 2006 in San Miguel de Allende, Mexico.67 Their daughter Estela Ines Monteverde was born on July 11, 2007.8

Landry is noted to be a devout Roman Catholic.citation needed

Filmography

Landry and her husband Alejandro Monteverde made the film Bella together. Bella was directed by Monteverde and was produced by their business partners Sean Wolfington, Eduardo Verastegui, Leo Severino, and Denise Pinckley.9 Monteverde and the filmmakers received honors for Bella from the Toronto Film Festival, the Smithsonian and the White House. The Smithsonian Latino Center honored Monteverde with their "Legacy Award."10

The director of the Department of Citizenship also gave Monteverde the "American by Choice" award for Bella's positive contribution to Latino art and culture in the U.S.11

US President George W. Bush and First Lady Laura Bush 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 2007.12

Movies

Television

References

  1. ^ "Ali Landry," People, May 11, 1998.
  2. ^ Origin of Ali Landry
  3. ^ Christine Fontana (2006-03-01). "Ali Landry". neworleanscitybusiness.com. http://www.neworleanscitybusiness.com/viewStory.cfm?recID=14893. Retrieved 2009-11-21. "Born in Breaux Bridge, Landry is a Cajun girl at heart" 
  4. ^ AliLandry.info - The Official Website of Ali Landry
  5. ^ "Annulment Information". AskMen.com. 2007. http://www.askmen.com/toys/entertainment_100/114_gossip.html. Retrieved 2007-02-28. 
  6. ^ abc.com (2007-02-05). "In Style: Celebrity Weddings". ABC. http://abc.go.com/specials/celebrityweddings.html. Retrieved 2007-03-26. 
  7. ^ Carrie Borzillo-Vrenna (2006-04-09). "Ali Landry Weds in Mexico". People Magazine. http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,1181674,00.html. Retrieved 2007-03-19. 
  8. ^ Former Doritos Girl Ali Landry Has a Daughter - Birth, Ali Landry : People.com
  9. ^ Hollywood Reporter
  10. ^ Aaron Glickman (2007-03-13). "SmithsonianHonorsBella". SocialMiami.com. http://www.socialmiami.com/features/SmithsonianHonorsBella.asp. Retrieved 2007-03-16. 
  11. ^ Aaron Glickman (2007-03-01). "Bella Producer Sean Wolfington". SocialMiami.com. http://www.socialmiami.com/features/Bella.asp. Retrieved 2007-03-16. 
  12. ^ Tomas C. (2007-01-25). "PRESIDENT GEORGE W. BUSH INVITED MEXICAN FILM DIRECTOR ALEJANDRO MONTEVERDE TO SIT IN THE FIRST LADY’S BOX DURING HIS STATE OF UNION ADDRESS, AS AN EXAMPLE OF THE POSITIVE CONTRIBUTIONS OF IMMIGRANTS TO AMERICAN SOCIETY". HispanicTips.com. http://www.hispanictips.com/2007/01/25/president-george-bush-invited-mexican-film-director-alejandro-monteverde-first-lady%E2%80%99s-during-state-union-address-example-positive-contributions-immigrants-american-society. Retrieved 2007-03-16. 

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Preceded by
Shanna Moakler
Miss USA
1996
Succeeded by
Brook Lee
Preceded by
Michael Ian Black
Host of Spy TV
2002
Succeeded by
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