Tara Anne Fonseca

Fonseca was born in Bangalore, Karnataka.

She married Victor Menezes, an engineer and banker.^{[citation needed]}

Fonesca was the second runner-up of the annual Femina Miss India competition in 1973. Coming in third in the competition gave her access to participate in the Miss Asia Pacific contest of 1973. 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 held on May 31, 1973, in Manila, Philippines.^{[citation needed]}