Mumbai: Twenty-year-old dusky beauty Tanushree Dutta, a student of second year B Com, was tonight (March 27, 2004) crowned as Miss India-Universe in the prestigious Femina Miss India Contest-2004.

The glittering ceremony, held at the sprawling Bandra-Kurla Complex, saw Laxmi Pandit (22), a city-based classical dancer, walking away with the Miss India-World title.

An aspiring model, Sayali Bhagat, who is pursuing her Bachelor of Management Studies Degree, was adjudged Miss India-Earth at the beauty pageant.