In its 15th year, Lakmé Fashion Week choose 11aspiring models for their upcoming LFW Summer Resort showcasing after three rigorous and competitive rounds of auditions. A whooping 130 aspiring Indian and international models turned up at the most coveted model hunt of the nation.

 

Names of shortlisted models are :

1.Bianca Bodis, Hungarian

2. Sheela Tiruchi, Indian, Mumbai

3. Ugochi Latoya Igwilo, Nigerian

4. Olga Gbrich, Ukranian

5. Rafaelly Das Santos, Brazilian

6. Suzannah Chalmers, British- Indian

7. Tanya Graham, Scottish-Indian

8. Edna Gonzalez, Mexican

9. Riane Monteiro Rodrigues, Brazilian

10. De Castro Soares Mendes Anny, Brazilian

11. Swathi Bhandari, Indian-Bangalore

The ‘American Horror Story’ actress will be the first model with down syndrome, to walk for Carrie Hammer’s show on Thursday as part of the designer’s ‘ Role Models Not Runway Models’ campaign.

Young girls and even young women … (see me) and say, ‘Hey, if she can do it so can I,’” said the 30-year-old advocate. “It’s a true inspiration being a role model for any young women to (encourage them) in being who they are and showing who they are.”

The show will be taking place at Lightbox in New York city, and will see Brewer in black because American Horror Story has such a dark, scary story line, “Jamie has a beautiful body with a teeny waist and curves and we went with an A-line,” said the designer.

The much awaited Kingfisher Calendar 2015, is going to be a visual treat for many, shot in Turkey in beautiful pristine locations of Cappadocia, Bodrum and Pamukkale with five gorgeous models,Sarah Jane Dias, Dayana Erappa, Elena Fernandes, Keisha Lall and Aastha Pokharel.

The stunning beauties have been styled by the talented Nupur Mehta Puri and Mohit Rai; make-up artist Kapil Bhalla; hair stylist Apeni George, and captured on lens by ace photographer Atul Kasbekar.

With cities steeped in history, beaches, and beautiful countryside, Bodrum, Cappadocia and Pamakulle are known for its intriguing ruins, stunning beaches and cliff-top resorts providing a picture perfect location for the calendar.

Aastha Pokharel has won the Kingfisher Supermodel 2 crown and the opportunity to be a part of the popular Kingfisher Calendar 2015, after a series of challenging and interesting photographic tasks and intense competition.

An introvert by nature, Aastha Pokharel started modeling at the age of 19. She is the perfect blend of creativity with brains. Expressing her excitement, Aastha said “The whole experience of the show will be a lifelong memory for me. It is a dream come true to have made it as the winner of this year’s Kingfisher Supermodels and be part of the Kingfisher Calendar 2015. 

With 10 contestants, having different talents and different attitudes, with even tougher judges, after weeks of exhilarating tasks such as The Indian Ride, Wrecking Ball, PETA Go Vegan, Typography, Aerial , the judges sealed the fate of Aastha Pokharel .

While yearly trend lists are given, the results from Year in Search might bring in some surprises for all as Kendall Jenner was not the most searched for model. In the supermodels category, American actress and model Kate Upton beats Delevingne, Giselle Bundchen, Miranda Kerr and Kendall Jenner by topping the poll of the most searched for model of the year.

Upton, who is reportedly worth $7m (approx. £4.4m), was swiftly followed by Kendall Jenner.  Delevingne and Jenner being the most popular models on social media with 8.9 and 17million Instagram followers respectively, but Upton came in highest on the search engine.

 

Top 20 Fashion Models:

1. Kate Upton
2. Kendall Jenner
3. Miranda Kerr
4. Heidi Klum
5. Gisele Bündchen
6. Kate Moss
7. Behati Prinsloo
8. Gigi Hadid
9. Karlie Kloss
10. Naomi Campbell
11. Alessandra Ambrosio
12. Lily Aldridge
13. Chanel Iman
14. Doutzen Kroes
15. Hailey Baldwin
16. Cara Delevingne
17. Jourdan Dunn
18. Coco Rocha
19. Bar Refaeli
20. Joan Smalls

The 28 year old philanthropic model Charlie Siem has been tapped as the new face of the German luxury fashion house Hugo Boss.

With his bold looks and confident attitude, Charlie will be seen posing in the brand’s spring ad campaign. Shot by Inez Van Lamsweerde and Vinoodh Matadin in Chelsea, the campaign features Charlie posing gracefully with Hugo Boss shoulder bags and formal suits.

A true violinist at heart and an otherwise occasional model, Charlie’s previous projects include editorial shoots in Vogue and CBS Watch magazine. He also appeared in a shoot in Karl Lagerfeld and Carine Roitfeld’s book ‘The Little Black Jacket: Chanel’s Classic Revisited’. He has also appeared in Dunhill’s ad campaign and was the face of Giorgio Armani’s Eau de Nuit fragrance.

Fashion’s new break out star and  Social media sensation Kendall Jenner, is been signed by Estee lauder to create social media content that will be live on Estée Lauder’s channels as well as her own, besides appearing in brands campaign.

Kendall has an astounding social media following of over 30 million fans across Instagram, Twitter and Facebook, placing her as the number one model on social media with a fast-growing global audience. In the last year, Kendall has also experienced a meteoric rise in the beauty and fashion arena.

Kendall made her fashion week debut in February, walking in Marc Jacobs’s Fall/Winter 2014 show. Her haute couture debut at Chanel quickly followed, as did her first high-profile advertising campaign for Givenchy Fall/ Winter 2014.  She has since walked for leading designers such as Balmain, Dolce & Gabbana and Fendi, and gracedthe red carpets of the world’s most fashionable events including the Met Gala, Cannes Film Festival and MTV Video Music Awards.

Kendall is a long-time supporter of the Ryan Seacrest Foundation, a non-profit 501(c)(3) organization dedicated to inspiring today’s youth through entertainment and education focused initiatives.

 

The vibrant, gorgeous and extremely vivacious Gianna Jun has been tapped as the new face of Gucci accessories ad campaign.

Shot by fashion photographer Sølve Sundsbø in London, the campaign features the South Korean actress flaunting Gucci eye wear, hand bags, watches and jewellery.

With her natural beauty and contemporary femininity, let’s see how the model will turn out to be for the brand’s fate.

The full campaign will be revealed in January.

Landing her first major campaign, Kate Moss’ sister Lottie Moss is going to be the new face of Red Valentino for its fall winter 2014 ad campaign.

Shot by Tim Walker, this emerging aspirant is seen posing joyously in the backdrop of sets featuring Disney illustrations.

Previously, we have seen Lottie starring in Calvin Klein’s Jeans shoot and in Teen vogue.

Well, let’s see where she lands up in future post this milestone!

Known to be the fifth highest paid model in the world, Chinese model Liu Wen recently shared a picture on social media suggesting that she might be the new face of the lately introduced Apple’s wearable gadget, Apple Watch.

With Apple desperately making attempts to enter the glitz and glamour of the fashion world, enlisting a fashion name to advertise its gadget seems quite likely.

Meanwhile, at 26 Liu Wen is frequent face during the fashion weeks, where she has walked the ramp for Dolce & Gabbana, Hermes, Gucci, Jean Paul Gaultier and Chanel. She has also been the spokesmodel of Estee Lauder and has signed contracts with H&M and Calvin Klein.

Ranked just after the super model Kate Moss, Liu Wen’s brand endorsing for Apple Watch is just another step towards her goal of grasping sky-high success!