{{Short description|American actress}} {{Use mdy dates|date=April 2012}} {{Infobox pageant titleholder | name = Ali Landry | image = Ali Landry 2.jpg | caption = Landry in 2008 | birth_name = Ali Germaine Landry | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1973|7|21}} | birth_place = Breaux Bridge, Louisiana, U.S. | years_active = 1997–present | height = | eye_color = | hair_color = | spouse = {{plainlist| * {{marriage|Mario Lopez|2004|2004|end=annulled}} * {{marriage|Alejandro Gómez Monteverde|2006}} }} | children = 3 | title = {{ubl|Miss Louisiana Teen USA 1990|Miss Louisiana USA 1996|Miss USA 1996}} | nationalcompetition={{ubl|Miss Louisiana Teen USA 1990|(Winner)|Miss Teen USA 1990|(Top 12)|Miss Louisiana USA 1996|(Winner)|Miss USA 1996|(Winner)|Miss Universe 1996|(Top 6)}} }}
'''Ali Germaine Landry''' (born July 21, 1973) is an American actress, model and beauty pageant titleholder who won Miss USA 1996. She played Rita Lefleur on the UPN sitcom ''Eve'' and was the Doritos Girl in a 1998 Super Bowl commercial. In 1998, she was named by ''People'' magazine as one of 50 most beautiful people in the world.<ref name="people_most_beautiful">"Ali Landry," ''People'', May 11, 1998.</ref>
== Early life == Landry was named after Ali MacGraw after her mother had seen the 1970 film ''Love Story''. Landry grew up in Cecilia, Louisiana, the daughter of Renella (Ray) and Gene Allen Landry.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=AD&p_theme=ad&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=0EB477E6752D9C06&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM |title=Two to represent Louisiana at national pageants in '96 |date=August 28, 1995 |access-date=November 11, 2020}}</ref> Landry is of French (Acadian/Cajun) descent.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/read/ACADIAN-CAJUN/2005-02/1109205820 |title=Origin of Ali Landry |access-date=December 9, 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080315014626/http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/read/ACADIAN-CAJUN/2005-02/1109205820 |archive-date=March 15, 2008 |url-status=dead |df=mdy-all }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.neworleanscitybusiness.com/viewStory.cfm?recID=14893|title= Ali Landry|access-date=November 21, 2009|author= Christine Fontana|date= March 1, 2006|publisher= neworleanscitybusiness.com|quote= Born in Cecilia, Landry is a Cajun girl at heart}} {{Dead link|date=September 2010|bot=H3llBot}}</ref> She attended Cecilia High School, graduating in 1991. In high school, she was captain of the cheerleaders. She attended the University of Southwestern Louisiana, now University of Louisiana at Lafayette, and majored in mass communication. She is a member 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 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.
In 1995, Landry won the 1996 Miss Louisiana USA title, becoming the first former Miss Louisiana Teen USA to win Miss Louisiana USA. 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 win the Miss USA crown outright (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. Her national costume was inspired by Mardi Gras. 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 into 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 the 50 most beautiful people in the world in 1998.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.alilandry.info/ |title=AliLandry.info – The Official Website of Ali Landry<!-- Bot generated title --> |access-date=January 4, 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080512004641/http://www.alilandry.info/ |archive-date=May 12, 2008 |url-status=dead }}</ref> 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.
She has hosted 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, to be in stores spring 2010. The line is inspired by her Southern upbringing and the keepsake items her mother saved from her childhood.
Landry starred in (and was the executive producer of) TV Guide Network's show, ''Hollywood Moms' Club'', in November 2011.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.usmagazine.com/momsbabies/news/inside-denise-richards-and-ali-landrys-hollywood-moms-club-201168|title=Inside Allison Sweeney and Ali Landry's Hollywood Moms' Club!|date=August 6, 2011|publisher=US Weekly|access-date=August 9, 2011}}</ref> For the year 2012 she was the new face and spokesmodel of ''Palmer's Cocoa Butter Formula'', following in the footsteps of celeb moms Samantha Harris and Laila Ali who previously posed for Palmer's.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.usmagazine.com/momsbabies/news/pic-see-ali-landrys-bare-baby-bump-2011129|title=See Ali Landry's Bare Baby Bump|date=September 12, 2011 |access-date=October 5, 2011}}</ref>
==Personal life== Landry met actor and TV personality Mario Lopez when he presented 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, in a Catholic ceremony in front of 50 guests at the exclusive Las Alamandas resort outside Puerto Vallarta, Mexico.<ref name=people>{{cite news|url=https://people.com/celebrity/landry-lopez-split-after-2-week-marriage/|title=Landry, Lopez Split After 2-Week Marriage |publisher=People |date=May 12, 2004 |access-date=February 23, 2020|first=Ulrica Wihlborg |last=Mark Armstrong |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100729202100/http://www.people.com/people/article/0%2C%2C636482%2C00.html |archive-date=July 29, 2010 |url-status=live }}</ref> Two weeks later, she had the marriage annulled after learning that Lopez was unfaithful during his bachelor party before the wedding.<ref name=people/><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.askmen.com/toys/entertainment_100/114_gossip.html |title=Annulment Information |access-date=February 28, 2007 |year=2007 |publisher=AskMen.com |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120805195646/http://www.askmen.com/celebs/entertainment_100/114_gossip.html |archive-date=August 5, 2012 |url-status=dead |df=mdy-all }}</ref>
She married film director Alejandro Gómez Monteverde on April 8, 2006, in San Miguel de Allende, Mexico.<ref name="Celebrity Wedding">{{cite web|url=http://abc.go.com/specials/celebrityweddings.html |title=In Style: Celebrity Weddings |date=February 5, 2007 |work=ABC |access-date=March 26, 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070317090954/http://abc.go.com/specials/celebrityweddings.html |archive-date=March 17, 2007 |url-status=live |df=mdy }}</ref><ref name="Ali Landry marries Alejandro Monteverde in Mexico">{{cite web|url= https://people.com/celebrity/ali-landry-weds-in-mexico/|title=Ali Landry Weds in Mexico|first=Carrie|last=Borzillo-Vrenna|date=April 9, 2006|work=People Magazine|access-date=March 19, 2007}}</ref> They have three children: a daughter born in July 2007,<ref>{{cite web |last=Dyball |first=Rennie |title=Former Doritos Girl Ali Landry Has a Daughter |url=https://people.com/celebrity/former-doritos-girl-ali-landry-has-a-daughter/ |website=People|access-date=February 23, 2020|date=July 12, 2007}}</ref> and sons born in October 2011<ref>{{cite web |last1=Raferty |first1=Liz |last2=Garcia |first2=Jennifer |title=Ali Landry and Alejandro Monteverde Have a Baby Boy |url=https://people.com/parents/ali-landry-and-alejandro-monteverde-have-a-baby-boy/ |website=People |access-date=February 23, 2020 |date=October 10, 2011}}</ref> and July 2013.<ref name="people2013">{{cite web|url=https://people.com/parents/ali-landry-welcomes-son-valentin-francesco/|title=Ali Landry Welcomes Son Valentin Francesco|date=July 11, 2013 | work=People|access-date=July 12, 2013}}</ref> Their son Valentin's middle name was inspired by Pope Francis, as Landry and Monteverde met him while she was pregnant and he blessed the baby.<ref name="people2013"/>
Her father-in-law, Juan Manuel Gómez Fernández, and brother-in-law, Juan Manuel Gómez Monteverde, were found dead with fatal head wounds in Pueblo Viejo, in the Mexican state of Veracruz, on September 19, 2015, approximately two weeks after they were kidnapped from their home in nearby Tamaulipas.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Miller |first1=Michael |title=Ali Landry's Father-in-Law and Brother-in-Law Found Dead in Mexico 16 Days After Kidnapping |url=https://people.com/crime/ali-landrys-father-in-law-and-brother-in-law-found-dead-in-mexico/ |website=People |access-date=February 23, 2020 |date=September 24, 2015}}</ref> On November 9, 2015, six people were arrested for the kidnapping and murder of Gómez Fernández and Gómez Monteverde. The suspects were allegedly holding six Central American nationals hostage at the time of their arrest, according to the Chief of the Mexican Federal Police.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Hecht|first1=John|title=Police Arrest Six People Over Murder of Director Alejandro Monteverde's Father, Brother|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/lifestyle/lifestyle-news/police-arrest-six-people-murder-838328/|website=Hollywood Reporter|access-date=February 23, 2020 |date=November 9, 2015}}</ref>
==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 Verástegui, Leo Severino, and Denise Pinckley.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/search/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1003157641 |title='Bella' producer says THR put film on radar |website=The Hollywood Reporter |date=September 27, 2006 |access-date=November 11, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070930223218/http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/search/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1003157641 |archive-date=September 30, 2007}}</ref> 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".<ref name="Smithsonian Award">{{cite web|url=http://www.socialmiami.com/features/SmithsonianHonorsBella.asp |title=SmithsonianHonorsBella |author=Aaron Glickman |date=March 13, 2007 |publisher=SocialMiami.com |access-date=March 16, 2007 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070927181245/http://www.socialmiami.com/features/SmithsonianHonorsBella.asp |archive-date=September 27, 2007 |df=mdy }}</ref> Monteverde was also given the "Outstanding American by Choice" award for ''Bella'''s positive contribution to Latino art and culture in the U.S.<ref name="Whitehouse recognizes Bella director">{{cite web|url=http://www.socialmiami.com/features/Bella.asp |title=Bella Producer Sean Wolfington |author=Aaron Glickman |date=March 1, 2007 |publisher=SocialMiami.com |access-date=March 16, 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070306182049/http://www.socialmiami.com/features/Bella.asp |archive-date=March 6, 2007 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
US President George W. Bush and First Lady Laura Bush saw the film and invited Monteverde to sit with Laura Bush in her private box during the annual State of the Union speech in 2007.<ref name="Bella Director invited to Whitehouse & State of the Union with first lady, Laura Bush">{{cite web|url=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 |title=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 |author=Tomas C. |date=January 25, 2007 |publisher=HispanicTips.com |access-date=March 16, 2007 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070328232810/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/ |archive-date=March 28, 2007 }}</ref>
{| class="wikitable sortable" |+Film |- ! Year ! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable" | Notes |- |2000 |''Beautiful'' |Belindy Lindbrook | |- |2001 |''Soulkeeper'' |Red Head | |- |2002 |''Repli-Kate'' |Kate / Repli-Kate | |- |2002 |''Outta Time'' |Bella | |- |2002 |''Who's Your Daddy?'' |Elissa Bauer |Video |- |2006 |''Bella'' |Celia | |- |2011 |''Me Again'' |April | |- |2011 |''Crescendo I'' |Teacher |Short film |- |2015 |''Little Boy'' |Ava | |- |2023 |''Sound of Freedom'' |Nurse | |}
{| class="wikitable sortable" |+Television |- ! Year ! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable" | Notes |- |1997 |''Clueless'' |Masseuse #1 |Episode: "Sharing Cher" |- |1997 |''Sunset Beach'' |Kenzie |3 episodes; uncredited |- |1997 |''Conan the Adventurer'' |Raina |Episode: "The Ruby Fruit Forest" |- |1998 |''Prime Time Comedy'' |Host |TV movie |- |1998 |''{{sortname|The|Bold and the Beautiful}}'' |Amur |Episode: "1.2730" |- |1998 |''Significant Others'' |Gorgeous Woman |Episode: "Pilot" |- |1998 |''America’s Greatest Pets'' |Co-host |2 episodes |- |1998–2000 |''Pensacola: Wings of Gold'' |Teri |9 episodes |- |1999 |''Popular'' |Heather |Episode: "Mo' Menace, Mo' Problems" |- |1999 |''Malcolm & Eddie'' |Kellie Bradford |Episode: "Won't Power" |- |1999 |''Miss Universe 1999'' |Host/Color Commentator | |- |2000 |''Two Guys and a Girl'' |Girl at Laundromat |Episode: "Bridesmaid Revisited" |- |2000 |''Felicity'' |Natalie |4 episodes |- |2001 |''Farmclub.com'' |Host |TV series |- |2001 |''Inside Schwartz'' |Anne |Episode: "Event Night" |- |2002 |''Spy TV'' |Herself / Hostess |8 episodes |- |2003 |''Fastlane'' |Hillary |Episode: "Dosed"<br>Episode: "Iced" |- |2003–2006 |''Eve'' |Rita Lefleur |66 episodes |- |2008 |''Criminal Minds'' |Kaylee Robinson |Episode: "Masterpiece" |- |2008 |''TruTV Presents World's Dumbest'' |Herself, panelist |Episode: "World's Dumbest Drivers 4" |- |2011, 2020–22 |''The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills'' |Herself |5 episodes |- |2016 | ''Miss USA 2016'' | Herself | Telecast Judge |- |2016–2017 |''Hollywood Today Live'' |Various / Co-hostess |150 episodes |- |2018 | ''Kevin Can Wait'' |Lisa |Episode: "Flight or Fight" |- |2019 |''Chic Mama Drama'' |Ali |Episode: "Behind-The-Scenes" |}
==References== {{reflist|30em}}
==External links== * [https://reshapelive.com/ RE/SHAPE by Ali Landry] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210803201359/https://reshapelive.com/ |date=August 3, 2021 }} *{{IMDb name|0005118}}
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