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.
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She reapplied the following year and was the second runner-up in the Miss Universe India 2010 competition.
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