Bhumika Arora is a model, best known for her work as a cover model for Vogue India. She was named the next Indian supermodel by Vogue India.
Wiki/Biography
Bhumika Arora was born (date of birth unknown) in 1988 (age 33; as of 2021) in Karnal, Haryana. She graduated from DAV College, Chandigarh with a Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration. Bhumika lives in a small city in Haryana. When she was a child, she often watched international models on television. She wanted to be a model, but her parents wanted her to finish school first and then start modeling. As a teenager, Bhumika was ashamed of her height. Even some of her classmates made fun of her because of her tall stature and masculine features. In college, Bhumika realized she should be a model. Her college friends told her she was tall and should try modeling. At the time she didn’t agree with her friend. One day, her friend sent a photo of Bhumika to a local magazine, and her photo was published in the magazine. The next day, she was delighted to see her picture in a magazine. Then she realized she had what it took to model. She asked her parents about it, but they denied it and asked Bhumika to complete her studies first and then start modeling. She completed her studies and then asked her parents for two years so that she could work as a model. She assured them that if nothing else happened, she would continue her studies. She came to Delhi and started working as a model.
appearance
Height: 5′11″
Weight (approximately): 60kg
Hair color: black
Eye color: brown
Body measurements (approximately): 34-26-34
family
Parents and siblings
The names of Bhumika Arora’s parents are unknown. The names of her siblings are also unknown.
Profession
modeling
After coming to Delhi, she also worked as an air hostess at the Auto Expo. She walked for three years for famous Indian designers such as Varun Bahl and Manish Arora.
Bhumika Walking Ramp at Manish Malhotra
While she was working in Delhi, she sent her portfolio to international agencies. One of the agencies, Elite Paris, signed a contract with Pooja. She later joined New York City’s “social management” agency. Her modeling career got her big break in February 2014 when she appeared on the stage at Lakme Fashion Week for designer Dries Van Noten.
Bhumika Arora at Lakme Fashion Week 2014
In the same year, she was featured in Elle India magazine.
Bhumika Arora appears in Elle magazine
In 2015, she walked for Alexander Wang and Vera Wang at New York Fashion Week.
Bhumika Arora walks the ramp at New York Fashion Week
The show’s judges said Bhumika was one of the three best things they witnessed that day. they said,
Our hearts were stolen by a new face on the Vera Wang show: Bhumika with melancholy eyes, sexy lips and sharp edges. “
After New York Fashion Week, she became part of London Fashion Week and walked for Daks, Gareth Pugh, Jonathan Saunders, Preen and Simone Rocha. Later, she appeared at the Fendi show in Milan for Karl Lagerfeld.
Bhumika Fendi Walking Ramp
In 2015, she appeared in Vogue magazine.
Bhumika on the cover of Vogue magazine
In March of the same year, she was selected into Style.com’s “Top Ten New Models of the Season” list. She is also on the list of 500 members of The Business of Fashion.
Bhumika appears on Business of Fashion list
In 2016, she appeared on the covers of Vogue India, Vogue Italia, Elle UK, Elle Croatia, and Harper’s Bazaar. In 2017, she appeared on the cover of Grazia magazine.
Bhumika on the cover of Vogue India
Bhumika Arora appears on the cover of Italian Vogue
Bhumika appears on the cover of Elle UK
Bhumika appears on the cover of Elle Croatia
Bhumika on the cover of Harper’s Bazaar magazine
Bhumika appears on the cover of Grazia magazine
Awards, Honors, Achievements
- She won Model of the Year at the 2015 Vogue Beauty Awards
Bhumika wins Vogue Beauty Award 2015
Favorites
- Food: Rajma Chawal and Cake
Facts/Trivia
- Bhumika learned modeling through selfies. She claims that when she started modeling, everything was new. She is the only Indian girl at Lakme Fashion Week. She said in an interview,
I don’t know why there are so few Indian models in the West. But being Indian does help me. If I go to a casting, I’m usually the only Indian girl there, which helps me stand out. “
- Bhumika doesn’t like to wear anything see-through in her shows. During one of her fashion shows, when a designer told her she had to wear see-through clothes, she completely denied it.
- Bhumika said in an interview that models do not diet to maintain their figures. She added,
The models I know neither stop eating nor take extreme measures to stay slim. They won’t starve themselves to death. Instead, they eat healthy foods and exercise regularly to stay in shape. “
- One thing that Bhumika regrets in life is that her parents did not see her modeling live but they always saw her on television.
- She shared her modeling experience in an interview and said:
Being Indian actually helps me stand out from the crowd, people are very kind to me and are always very interested in learning more about my cultural background. I don’t remember being in a lower status than others—instead, I began to embrace my Indian appearance and culture more. “
- Bhumika has reached the international platform but has not given up on her culture.
- She appears in a short film directed by Nick Knight for Dazed & Confused, celebrating the collaboration between NikeLab and Olivier Rousteing. The film also features football player Cristiano Ronaldo.
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