Miss Universe India 2017: Lara Dutta to mentor candidates of Miss Diva contest

Actress Lara Dutta will mentor aspiring candidates for the annual contest of Miss Diva - Miss Universe India 2017.

Annual contest of Miss Diva-Miss Universe India 2015 candidates will be mentored by actress Lara Dutta.

The 39-year-old actress won Miss Universe in the year 2000 and now she has come to find out right face to represent India at the International pageant.

Lara has acted as mentor in previous editions of the competition as well “I am extremely excited to be back with the new season of Yamaha Fascino Miss Diva 2017, which has a whole new look this year.

“It’s exciting to be a part of this journey in finding the perfect representative who is the Indian face of beauty, who possesses elegance, confidence, poise and intelligence.  This journey has always been close to my heart and I hope this season is the one that brings us that exceptional girl who will bring the Miss Universe crown back to India.”

The model-turned-actress, along with an elite set of panelists will mentor the contestants before selecting the finalists.

Auditions will be held in cities such as Lucknow, Kolkata, Indore, Hyderabad, Pune, Ahmedabad, Bangalore, Chandigarh and Delhi and will begin on August 5 with the final leg culminating in Mumbai. 

(With PTI inputs)