Lakshmi Menon (model)

Lakshmi Menon (born 4 November 1981) is an Indian model.[2][3]

This article is about the Indian model. For the Indian film actress, see Lakshmi Menon (actress). For the Indian politician, see Lakshmi N. Menon.

Lakshmi Menon
Born (1981-11-04) 4 November 1981
Bangalore, India[1]
NationalityIndian
Alma materBangalore University
Occupation
  • Fashion Model
Years active2008–present
Spouse(s)Suhel Seth
Modeling information
Height1.8 m (5 ft 11 in)

Career

She took up modelling to earn money while studying for a degree in sociology at the Bangalore University.[4] She married Suhel Seth on Christmas of 2018 in Delhi . A modeling scout approached her and told her she had the height [Menon is 1.8 meters, or 5 feet, 10 inches] to get some ad work. She started modeling full-time after college, but although she worked in India for several years, she says "I never had much success since all the big ad campaigns featured Bollywood starlets". After modelling in India for several years, she began her international career in 2006 after Jean Paul Gaultier saw her work in an Indian magazine while looking for an Indian model to walk in his Chanel show in Paris.[4][5] A show for Jean Paul Gaultier was followed by work on the Hermès catwalk and campaigns for Hermès, Max Mara, Givenchy, H&M, J Crew, Bergdorf Goodman, Bloomingdales, Neiman Marcus, and Nordstrom.[4]

Menon was featured in French Vogue editorial for the first time in October 2008, after her Milan show for La Perla, in which she walked for D&G and Givenchy. She has also appeared in editorials for American, Spanish, Indian, and French Vogue, Harper's Bazaar, V Magazine, Dazed & Confused, Indian Elle, and Allure. She won the "This year’s Model" crown awarded by Vogue for 2008.[6] She was also in the Top 10 Newcomers by Style.com and on the cover of Elle the same year.[6]

Indian photographer Prabuddha Dasgupta said of Menon that "She’s dusky, flawless and the true face of beauty. She’s worked with Jean Paul Gaultier, Hermes, Chanel -- and is the face of the future."[7] Vogue said in 2008 that she was "quite the embodiment of Givenchy's new-season style".[8]

She featured in the 2011 Pirelli Calendar, photographed by Karl Lagerfeld and is the first Indian model to feature in a Pirelli calendar.[9]

Personal life

Menon splits her time between Goa, Alibaug, and Mumbai. Until his untimely death in 2012, her partner of twelve years was the photographer Prabuddha Dasgupta.[5] She was in a relationship with architect Bijoy Jain in 2013.

In December 2018, she married Suhel Seth. [10] They have a daughter.

References
  1. https://nymag.com/fashion/models/lmenon/lakshmimenon/
  2. "YouTube — Lakshmi Menon Interview". M.youtube.com. Retrieved 29 September 2012.
  3. Username or e-mail *. "Home | Teen Diaries". Teendiariesonline.com. Retrieved 29 September 2012.
  4. Harries, Rhiannon (17 May 2009). "This year's model: How Lakshmi Menon put India in Vogue". The Independent (London). Retrieved 17 May 2009.
  5. "A Conversation With: Lakshmi Menon".
  6. "Lakshmi Menon". Archived from the original on 18 February 2013. Retrieved 27 September 2012.
  7. Walia, Nona (5 July 2008). "The dark taboo!". Times of India. Retrieved 12 May 2009.
  8. Barnett, Leisa (2 July 2008). "Givenchy's Girl". Vogue.com. Archived from the original on 19 May 2009. Retrieved 12 May 2009.
  9. "Lakshmi Menon bares all for Pirelli Calendar". NDTV. Retrieved 18 April 2013.
  10. "A Christmas wedding for Suhel Seth and Lakshmi Menon". The Times of India. 26 December 2018. Retrieved 22 January 2019.
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