HT Brunch Summer Special Cover Story: Model intentions

Supermodel Lakshmi Rana has a two-point plan during the pandemic: To help aspiring models and give back to the fashion industry

Lakshmi Rana wants to get rid of the age-old, ragged clichés – that models are dumb, just mere clothes hangers, lacking any kind of personality or brain.

Lakshmi says even though she was one of the top five in the Miss India pageant, where Lara Dutta and Priyanka Chopra won titles, she struggled to fit into the fashion industry for the first two years; Location courtesy: Roseate House New Delhi; Styling: Shivan & Narresh; Art direction: Samreen Tungekar; Make-up and hair: Sunil Gautam; Swimwear and kaftan: Shivan & Narresh (Rohit Chawla)

Some of Lakshmi’s favourite things

Lakshmi says there needs to be a change in the way models look at themselves and that it’s high time they found other ways to make money (Montu Tomar)

Lakshmi with her husband Puneet Doval

Lakshmi with her seven-year-old daughter Navisha

Other career options models should consider