Pooja Hegde is an Indian actress who predominantly appears in Telugu, Hindi and Tamil films. She began her career as a model and was crowned as the second runner-up at the 2010 I Am She–Miss Universe India pageant.
Hegde competed in the Miss India 2009 competition but was eliminated in an early round despite winning the Miss India Talented 2009 honour.
She reapplied the following year and was the second runner-up in the Miss Universe India 2010 competition.
