Ali Landry was born July 21, 1973 and is a model and actress best known as the 1996 Miss USA.


Ali Landry grew up in Breaux Bridge, Louisiana, in the southwestern part of the state, and is of Cajun descent.


Her first foray into pageantry came in 1990 when she was crowned Miss Lousiana Teen USA. In 1996 Landry became Miss Louisiana USA and went on to win the Miss USA pageant. She competed in the 1996 Miss Universe pageant in Las Vegas and finished in the top six. In later years she has been a hostess for Miss USA.


Ali Landry has done much modeling for photographers and magazines, and she specializes in swimsuit and lingerie modeling. As a spokeswoman for the Doritos chips company, she appeared in celebrated TV commercials airing during the 1998 and 1999 Super Bowl football games. A trained gymnast, she still required hours of takes to get the seconds of footage of her doing acrobatic stunts right for the commercials. Starting in 2003 she had a recurring role in the UPN sitcom Eve.


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


Ali Landry married longtime boyfriend Mario López on April 24, 2004, but two weeks later she had the marriage annulled because of allegations that he cheated on her during his bachelor party. She 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.

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Facts & Stats

Height: 5' 8"
Measurements: 36C-24-34

Hair: Dark brown
Eyes: Dark brown

Complexion: Brown, always suntanned
Education: Cecilia High School - Breaux Bridge, Louisiana (91'); University of Louisiana at Lafayette - Lafayette, Louisiana; Member Kappa Delta Sorority

Miss Louisiana Teen USA (1990)
Miss Teen USA Semi-finalist (1990)

Miss Louisiana USA (1996)
Miss USA (1996)

Miss Universe Top 6 Finalists (1996)
Named by "People" magazine as one of 50 most beautiful people in the world in 1998

She is from the southwestern region of Louisiana, also referred to as "Acadiana," the heart of Cajun country

"Sex outdoors is great. I'm not an exhibitionist, but I love the possibility that people might be able to see."

"I didn't know what my goal was, but I knew I had to get out and do something exciting."

"When people recognize me they say things like, Oh, I wanna get a crisp so I can throw it at you, she says. Or, Can you wipe your mouth just like you do in the ad?'. It has been very positive for me, but you can kinda see how that sort of thing could get annoying."