Her serenity and calm shone throughout the pageant. The 5'11'' tall brunette from India, took London's Olympia theatre by storm in 1999. The year she was crowned Miss World. Ecstatic Yukta Mookhey told the media after winning the crown, It is the best day of my life because I had this as a beautiful dream as a child and now it's come true...'' The Miss World title carries an award of nearly $100,000, a year of travel around the world and many more responsibilities. The title-holder is expected to work towards raising funds for underprivileged children and for social causes.

Yukta was chosen for the Miss World title from among 94 other hopefuls. She impressed the judges with her simple replies to their queries. When asked whom she would like to emulate as a role model, she replied that she would like to be born as Hollywood actress, Audrey Hepburn, whom she admired for her "inner beauty, compassion and great aura." She told the judges that Thai food was her favourite and that she would love to go to France because, "It's a country of models and that's the place where I would like to be."

The twenty-year-old girl from Mumbai, was studying zoology at Kelkar college, prior to winning the crown. She has also studied classical music for three years. She loves the media and plans to take up higher studies in communication. But today, though she's being rather secretive about it, it's a well-known fact that she has signed Hindi films. And we hope this is the beginning of a very promising career for her !
After finishing her reign as Miss Universe 2000, Lara hopes to pursue MBA in marketing and communications. She also has her eye on becoming a director of documentaries on wildlife and Indian culture. Here's wishing her success in all that she sets out to accomplish !

 
 
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