Billion
Dreams
Were
Resting
On
Lara's
Shoulders
When
She
Participated
In
The
Beauty
Pageant
"At
that
time
being
21-years-old,
there's
a
tremendous
amount
of
nervousness
and
pressure
on
you
since
billion
of
dreams
are
resting
on
your
shoulder
because
you
want
to
bring
the
crown
back
home.
But,
it
didn't
matter
what
the
result
was,
the
only
thing
matters
is
each
day
putting
your
best
foot
forward
&
making
the
most
of
the
opportunity
and
experience
and
it
kind
of
worked
for
me
and
not
wanting
just
the
end
prize," the
former
beauty
queen
recently
told
Times
of
India
in
an
interview.
When
Lara
Dutta
Shared
Her
Most
Unforgettable
Memory
From
The
Year
2000
"There's
not
one
but
two
unforgettable
memories
from
the
year
2000.
One,
where
all
three
of
us
(she,
Priyanka
Chopra
and
Dia
Mirza)
won
our
respective
titles
in
India
and
after
that
on
a
global
platform.
These
two
moments
are
still
fresh
in
my
memory
and
they
will
never
fade
away
because
the
experience
is
something,
I
hold
very
close
to
my
heart.
I'm
certain
I'm
going
to
cherish
it
throughout
my
life," Lara
recalled
in
one
of
her
recent
interviews.
Did
You
Know
This?
Besides
the
'Best
National
Costume'
award,
Lara
had
also
bagged
the
'Best
Swimsuit'
award
at
the
beauty
pageant.
Here's
a
picture
of
the
actress
looking
stunning
in
a
pink
bikini
for
the
swimsuit
round.
Lara
Dutta's
Winning
Answer
During
the
Q
&
A
session,
she
was
asked,
"Right
now
outside
a
group
of
people
are
protesting
against
the
Miss
Universe
pageant
calling
it
disrespectful
to
women;
convince
them
they're
wrong."
The
actress
responded
by
saying,
"I
think
pageants
like
the
Miss
Universe
pageant
gives
us
young
women
a
platform
to
foray
in
the
fields
that
we
want
to
and
forge
ahead,
be
it
entrepreneurship,
be
it
the
armed
force,
be
it
politics.
It
gives
us
a
platform
to
voice
our
choices
and
opinions,
and
makes
us
strong,
independent
that
we
are
today."
However,
Lara
Doesn't
Consider
Her
Miss
Universe
Title
As
The
Biggest
Win
In
a
recent
interview,
the
actress
was
quoted
as
saying,
"I
never
felt
that
my
greatest
achievement
in
life
was
only
that
I
won
Miss
Universe...
No,
not
at
all,
it
was
always
what's
next
for
Lara?"