Tara Anne Fonseca is an Indian model and winner of the

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1973 contest. She was the winner of the beauty pageant Miss Asia Pacific 1973, the second Indian to win this title after

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in 1970.

Early and personal life

Fonseca was born in

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. She married

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, an engineer and banker.

Career

Fonesca was the second runner-up of the annual

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competition in 1973. Becoming third in the competition gave her access to participate in the Miss Asia Pacific contest of 1973. In which she was crowned Miss Asia Pacific 1973 by outgoing titleholder Janet Coutts of Australia at the end of the event. Fourteen countries participated in the event. It was held on May 31, 1973 in

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, Philippines.

References

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