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Model discovered at NYC subway station becomes 1st Indian to open Chanel show

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Bhavitha Mandava became the first Indian model to open a Chanel runway when she led the house’s Métiers d’Art 2026 show in New ...
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Bhavitha Mandava Studied Architecture in India. Then, Her Modeling Career Took Off in a Subway Station in N.Y.C. (Exclusive)

After a fated meeting with a talent manager in Brooklyn, now almost everyone — including Mindy Kaling — knows her name Charles Guerin/Abaca/Sipa USA; Sipa via AP Images; Bhavitha Mandava/Instagram ...

Indian Models Rule Chanel! Bhavitha Mandava & Bhoomika Yadav Take Over Luxury Label's Cruise Collection Showcase In France

Bhavitha Mandava marked a major milestone as she walked her fifth show for Chanel and her first as the brand’s Indian house ...
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Bhavitha Mandava studied architecture in India. Then, her modeling career took off in a subway station in NYC (exclusive)

After a fated meeting with a talent manager in Brooklyn, now almost everyone — including Mindy Kaling — knows her name Bhavitha Mandava went viral in December after opening the Chanel Métiers d'art ...
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Bhavitha Mandava Studied Architecture in India. Then, Her Modeling Career Took Off in a Subway Station in N.Y.C. (Exclusive)

"I'm wearing a free T-shirt that I got from university. I have so many of these free T-shirts," Bhavitha Mandava says over Zoom, offering a peek into her usual fashion choices. From the confession, ...