Carol Gracias: She is one of the most elegant models on the ramp today. This dusky beauty is also a winner of the coveted India's L'Oreal/Elite "Look of the year" title. Carol first came to limelight during the 2006 Lakme India Fashion Week in Mumbai, Carol Gracias experienced a "wardrobe malfunction", when her halter top slipped off. Carol recovered quickly enough and completed the walk, holding her top in place.
Bipasha Basu: Modelling happened to Bipasha Basu accidently when she met Mehr Jessia at a fashion show in Kolkata. Mehr asked Bips to take part in the Godrej Cinthol Supermodel contest. She eventually participated, and won the contest. The rest as they say is history.
Indrani Das Gupta: Indrani wanted to become a lawyer, but intrigued by the fashion world, however, this gorgeous Bengali decided to become a model and did so at the age of 18. Since then, this dimpled beauty has appeared in numerous print and television commercials. She has also appeared in music videos.
Mehr Jessia: She was discovered way back in 1986, when photographer Faroukh Jussawalla asked her to participate in the Miss India contest. She agreed and even bagged the title and went on to represent India at the Miss Universe pageant. As part of a sponsorship deal, Mehr had to work with Bombay Dyeing for a year after the contest at no charge. Her first ad film was for Lakme's winter creme campaign. Her other campaigns include Vimal, OCM, Nivea, Palmolive, Gleem, Forhans, Philips and Campa Cola. She is married to Arjun Rampal.
Deepika Padukone: While in college, Deepika used to occassionaly walk the ramp when she was spotted by a designer. Over the years, she has modeled for such Indian brand names as Liril, Dabur Lal powder, Close-Up and Limca, and has been "brand ambassador" for the Jewels of India retail jewelery show. Cosmetics company Maybelline too made her its international spokesperson. At the fifth annual Kingfisher Fashion Awards she was awarded the title "Model ofthe Year", shortly after that, she was chosen as one of the models for the Kingfisher Swimsuit Calendar for 2006.
Madhu Sapre: She represented India at the 1992 Miss Universe Pageant and finished third. During her career, Madhu and her then boy friend Milind Soman, shot an extremely steamy print ad for Tuff Shoes. The ad featured both of them wearing just a pair of Tuff shoes and a python covering them. The ad didn't go down well with the religious groups and a lawsuit was filed on them.
Sheetal Mallar: The beautiful Sheetal Mallar was discovered by the photographer Gautam Rajadhyaksha for a jewellery assignment. She was placed among the 12 finalists in the Elite supermodel contest held in 1994 and worked for Armani and Fendi. She endorsed many brands over the years like Maybelline, McDowells, LG Electronics, Gold Flake, Grasim Suitings, Motorola, the latest Tata Indigo Marina and Wildstone.
Ujjwala Raut: Ujjwala won the Femina Look of the Year in Miss India Pageant in 1996 at the age of 17. She was also among the Top 15 in Elite Model Look of the Year in Nice. She has since enjoyed one of the most successful careers as an Indian fashion model. She walked the ramp for numerous high-end fashion shows, including Yves Saint-Laurent, Roberto Cavalli, Hugo Boss, Cynthia Rowley, Diane von Furstenberg, Dolce & Gabbana, Betsey Johnson, Gucci, Valentino, Oscar de la Renta, and Emilio Pucci, Victoria's Secret Fashion Show. She has also posed for advertisements of Dolce & Gabbana, Gap, H&M, Pianegonda, Roberto Cavalli, and Yves Saint-Laurent. Raut has graced the covers of ELLE, Time and L'Officiel Magazine.
Vidisha Pawate: Vidisha Pawate was discovered by Bangalore fashion icon, Prasad Bidappa at a party. One look at her was enough for him to predict that she was going to take onthe fashion world. Vidisha went on to win the Ford Supermodel Contest in 1996 and was the first Ford supermodel from India and rubbed shoulders with other Ford models like Naomi Campbell, Claudia Schiffer and Christy Turlington. Vidisha worked in Paris for a year with almost all the big names inthe fashion world. Apart from that, Vidisha is a regular catwalker on the Indian ramps.
Kamal Sidhu: Prior to being in TV shows and in the modeling industry, Kamal Sidhu was an athlete, training to compete at the Olympics Games in Atlanta, representing Canada in the heptathlon. An unfortunate injury abruptly ended her dreams and made her to pursue other avenues. She was advised by a cousin, and consequently entered the Miss India-Canada contest in 1991, to which she won first runner-up
Nethra Raghuraman: Nethra Raghuraman is a well-known model and an anchor. In 1997 she had won the Look of the Year contest for Femina magazine. She is a regular at all the fashion weeks in India.
Nina Manuel: This dusky beauty haunts every man in his dreams and does it so with panache. She's the girl who was first noticed in the San Miguel ad as the irresistible waitress. Initially, she did a lot of ramp shows and consequently got modelling contracts with San Miguel, Lawman jeans, Bausch & Lomb, Levi's, Coke, Indian Express and Kodak.
Jesse Randhawa: Jesse Randhawa is a successful model and has worked with many designers. She is also a professional salsa dancer
Fleur Xavier: She is like a diva on the ramp, as soon as she does the catwalk the cameras don't stop clicking. Fleur is beautiful, elegant, graceful and every designer's delight.
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