Dusky, tall, mesmerising and flawless, Lakshmi Menon embodies everything a Supermodel should be and then some more. She won the “This year’s Model” crown awarded by Vogue for 2008. She has appeared in the advertising campaigns of numerous brands and has done countless fashion spreads for magazines like Vogue, Elle, Allure, Harper’s Bazaar. Her international career took flight in 2006 and since she has walked for Givenchy, Max Mara, Hermes, Bloomingdales to name a few. After captivating the hearts of fashion evangelists and being the model of choice of one too many designers in India, Lakshmi set foot abroad to turn the heat up in Paris, Milan and New York. What Ujjwala started, Lakshmi has, with elan and brilliance, carried forward. She is back in the country and is decidedly focussed on raising her daughter and doing what she loves best, walking the ramp. She has a Masters degree in Economics, and so it would be right to label her a ‘beauty with brains.’ Ujjwala RautĪge has not tired her nor has it weakened her ambition. Her favourite designers include Vikram Phadnis, Rohit Bal, and Rocky S. It was after winning this award that she knew the ramp was where she always wanted to be. She also bagged ‘best body’ award at the Top Model of the World contest in Malaysia. Candice PintoĬandice Pinto forayed into the world of modelling and glamour after winning the Gladrags Megamodel Hunt in 2000.
We have christened this group, 'The Supermodel Clique'. We have put together the names of the supermodels who are standing out in ads and walking tall on the ramps leaving all who lay eyes on them in a state of star-struck stupor.
While earlier a career in modelling was seen as a quick ticket to Bollywood, today a career in modelling is the first choice and continued preference of many. There are rumblings in the industry and hushed whispers can be heard among fashion corridors announcing the imminent arrival of the long-legged and brawny Goddess’ and Gods. The supermodel tribe, thought to be extinct post the retirement of Madhu Sapre, Mehr Jessia, Arjun Rampal and the likes, is rising again. Bollywood may still rule the roost, but the lesser mortals (sorry, models) are finding ways to hold their ground. However, in recent times the tide has shown signs of turning. Well toned bodies, glamour, oodles of sexiness, and photogenic faces don’t seem to be good enough qualities to turn into favourites of advertisers and brands. The model clan is fighting tooth and nail to survive. In an era when Bollywood actors and sidekicks rule over the hearts of the people and control the pockets of producers and event organisers,
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