They are hot, they are cool – and they have bodies that are gravity-defying! We bring you the 20 best Indian models who set the ramps on fire, international or otherwise.
1. Pia TrivediOne of the most famous faces on the ramp, Pia shows off ‘Adorn Jewelry’ at the India International Jewelry Week.
2. Sheetal Mallar
She is the Armani, Fendi and Maybelline girl – and has done many other endorsements.
3. Madhu Sapre
She won the Miss India pageant in 1992 and is infamous for her nude ad with Milind Soman for Tuff shoes.
4. Mugdha Godse
Model and actress, Godse’s is one of the rags-to-riches stories of the fashion world. She will next be seen in an upcoming Bollywood movie, ‘Afra Tafri’.
5. Carol Gracias
Goan model Carol Gracias, after winning India’s Look of the Year, was part of the Bigg Boss reality show. She is also remembered for her wardrobe malfunction in the 2006 Lakme Fashion Week.
6. Noyonika Chatterjee
This Bong beauty is known as the Naomi Campbell of India and is a serious ramp model.
7. Sushma Reddy
One of the hot Reddy sisters, Sushma Reddy has done over 100 endorsements, appeared in music videos, been a VJ and actor and has also tried her hand in film-making. She is a model too, of course!
8. Jesse Randhawa
Rajasthani model and actress, Randhawa was one of the few finalists in the 1994 Femina Miss India pageant – along with Sushmita Sen and Aishwarya Rai. She had appeared in ‘Fear Factor – Khatron Ke Khiladi Level 2’.
9. Yana Gupta
Czech model-actress, who speaks five languages and has turned writer recently, is famous for having been the poster girl of Lakme and her item number ‘Babuji’.
10. Nina Manuel
One of the 50 most stylish people (Elle) as well as the 100 sexiest women in the world (Maxim, FHM) – Nina Manuel is a true ramp diva. Favorite cover girl for many magazines, she has been a popular TV host and VJ as well.
11. Viveka Babajee
Mauritian model and actress, she committed suicide 3 years ago in depression after she broke up with her boyfriend Gautam Vohra. She is best known for her Kamasutra condom ad.
12. Tupur Chatterjee
Granddaughter of veteran filmmaker Hrishikesh Mukherjee, she and her sister Tapur are big names in the Indian ramp.
13. Shonal Rawat
Miss India 2003, TV anchor and VJ – Shonal Rawat has established herself in the Indian television industry, hosting a number of shows.
14. Vidisha Pavate
First Indian to win Ford Supermodel of the Year, Vidisha graced the Kingfisher calendar in 2003 and 2004.
15. Zoya Afroz
At only 18 years old, Zoya has entered the modeling fraternity with a bang as she was the judges’ favorite in the 2013 Miss India pageant, even though she did not win the title. She has been a child artist.
16. Nathalia Kaur
Brazilian model, she has been working in India for over a year. Besides modeling for the Kingfisher calendar, she is also doing some Hindi and South Indian movies.
17. Ujjwala Raut
One of India’s first supermodels, Ujjwala has walked the ramp for many big international fashion houses like Yves Saint-Laurent, Roberto Cavalli and Valentino.
18. Sheetal Menon
Besides being a model and actor, Sheetal is also a trained Bharatnatyam dancer and was recently seen in the 2013 movie, ‘David’.
19. Monikangana Dutta
Assamese model and actor Monikangana Dutta has walked the ramp for international biggies like Vivienne Westwood and Christian Dior.