Ashley Radjarame
Ashley Radjarame | |
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| Born | 1999 (age 24–25) Île-de-France, France |
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| Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in) [1] |
| Hair colour | Black |
| Eye colour | Brown |
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Ashley Radjarame (born 18 October 1999) is a French fashion model of Tamil Indian heritage.[1]
Early life
[edit]Ashley was born in the Parisian suburb of Rueil-Malmaison to Tamil parents who were originally from Puducherry.[4] Her maternal grandfather served in the French military, allowing her family to inherit French citizenship and eventually immigrate to France.[5]
She experienced harassment from her peers in her youth for her ethnicity and body.[5] She has a younger sister.[6]
Career
[edit]She was discovered by casting director Mollie Dendle while working as an intern in London.[4] Her first ever modelling job was a Prada resort campaign, and she debuted as an exclusive in their S/S 2020 fashion show in 2019.[7][8][9] Upon her debut, Vogue chose her as one of the "Top 15 models" of the spring 2020 season.[10] She walked for Louis Vuitton's show that season, which took place at the Louvre.[7] She has also walked the runway for Stella McCartney, Lanvin, Jacquemus, Acne Studios, and is ranked as one of the "Top 50" models in the industry by models.com.[11] Ashley has been featured in advertisements for H&M, Ferragamo, Prada, Zara, Louis Vuitton among others.[11][8]
Ashley has been on the cover of Vogue India, Vogue Czechoslovakia, Vogue Ukraine,[4] and Vogue Poland digital cover.
Personal life
[edit]Radjarame visits India annually to see her extended family and engage in Indian culture. On her bicultural heritage, she considers herself "Indian before being French".[7]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Ashley Radjarame - Paris - IMG Models". www.imgmodels.com. Retrieved 3 September 2023.
- ^ "MEET THE 4 CATWALK NOVICES WHO WALKED THEIR FIRST EVER SHOW AT PRADA". Love. Condé Nast Britain. 19 September 2019.
- ^ "Ashley Radjarame - Model".
- ^ a b c Subair, Eni (18 March 2022). "Parisian Model Ashley Radjarame Is Our Current Fashion Crush". British Vogue. Condé Nast.
- ^ a b Kamath, Akanksha (4 October 2022). "Puducherry to Paris: Tracing South Indian model Ashley Radjarame's steps from the bylanes of her hometown to international runways". Vogue India. Archived from the original on 10 August 2023.
- ^ Kamath, Akanksha (24 September 2021). "The rise and rise of Ashley Radjarame". Vogue India.
- ^ a b c Gupta, Garima (6 July 2020). "Ashley Radjarame on her breakthrough show, life in Paris and her love for thrift shopping". Vogue India.
- ^ a b Ojo-Felix, Irene (23 March 2020). "The Newest Prada Darling Wants More South Asians Faces in the Industry". models.com.
- ^ "Prada S/S 2020 Show". models.com.
- ^ Okwodu, Janelle (10 October 2019). "The Top 15 Models of Spring 2020".
{{cite magazine}}: Cite magazine requires|magazine=(help) - ^ a b "Top 50 Models". models.com.