Niki Mehra is an Indian model, blogger and social media influencer known for her unique and bold fashion style. She shares beauty tips, fashion hacks, travel destinations, lifestyle and more on her blog using the hashtags: #NMRethinks and #hacksbyniki.
Wiki/Biography
Niki Mehra was born on Monday, August 2, 1993 as Nikita Mehra (27 years old in 2020) in New Delhi, India. She studied for an Honours degree in Economics from the Delhi School of Economics, University of Delhi. After that, she studied for a Masters degree in Economics from South Asian University, New Delhi. Since childhood, Niki has been fond of makeup and fashion. During her childhood, she often put on her mother’s makeup and took pictures. In an interview, she said,
My mum studied fashion design and my dad is a hardcore businessman, so I think I’ve always had a knack for fashion entrepreneurship. As I got older and started to really enjoy fashion and makeup, I knew that’s what I wanted to do.”
Niki Mehra’s Childhood Photos
appearance
Height (approximate): 5′ 5″
Hair color: Black
Eye color: Black
Family and caste
Parents and siblings
Niki Mehra’s father, Rajiv Mehra, is an entrepreneur. Her mother, Rakhi Mehra, is a fashion designer and her brother, Sankarshan Mehra, is an investment banker.
Niki Mehra and her mother
Niki Mehra with her father and brother
Relationships, husbands and children
In a Tedx Talks video, she talked about her last relationship which ended in 2016. She mentioned that the reason for the breakup was that her ex-boyfriend’s parents did not like the lifestyle Nikki displayed on her social media accounts. Later, in 2018, Nikki met fashion entrepreneur Sid Madan during London Fashion Week, and their work trip soon became the beginning of their relationship.
Niki Mehra and her boyfriend Sid Madan
Profession
In 2016, while studying for her Master’s degree, she realized that economics was not her passion, so she tried fashion blogging partly for fun, as her studies were quite tough and challenging. Surprisingly, by the end of 2016, her readership had grown significantly, so she decided to pursue blogging full-time. In an interview, she said,
My entire plan was a secret. No one knew about it, except for my best friend who helped me take photos for the blog. I told myself that if I couldn’t connect with so many people in a year, then no one would know and I could go back to the life I had been working towards for 23 years: becoming an economist.”
As her blog was gaining popularity, she won the Paris Fashion Contest held by leading crystal jewelry brand Swarovski and was hired as a brand ambassador for Swarovski’s international events.
Niki Mehra in Paris for Swarovski campaign
Another golden milestone in Niki Mehra’s career was when she was picked by the high-end sportswear brand ‘Puma’ to interview Hollywood star Rihanna about the launch of her beauty brand ‘Fenty collection’.
Niki Mehra and Rihanna
Later, she appeared on the covers of popular magazines like Cosmopolitan India, Grazia, Wedlook, and Vogue India. Through her widely recognized blog and other social media platforms, she was able to earn a regular income. She has since collaborated with various brands like Maybelline, Kerastase, H&M, Forever21, Amazon, and many more.
Niki Mehra on the cover of Wedlook magazine
Favorite things
- Cuisine: Chinese and Indian
- TV show: Game of Thrones (2011)
Facts/Trivia
- Niki Mehra occasionally drinks.
- Niki Mehra occasionally drinks.
- As a student, Niki was a brilliant student who dreamed of becoming an economist. Due to her heavy academic workload, she decided to start blogging as a pastime, which she later pursued full-time.
- Much to her dismay, she was heavily bashed and ridiculed by her relatives who considered modeling and fashion a disrespectful career choice. Although her mother supported her throughout her career, Nikki’s family often compared her to her wealthy brother, who graduated from the Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad and is currently an investment banker. In an interview, she said,
My family was not too keen on me going into this field, partly because the concept was so new in India and hardly anyone understood it, and partly because I gave up a good job to work from home, which in their eyes meant ‘doing nothing’ and having no money.”
- In 2018, Niki Mehra revealed that she would be participating as a contestant in the international fashion reality show Fashion Heroes Season 2 (2021), a modeling competition that celebrates diversity and subverts perceptions of beauty.
- In March 2020, Niki Mehra’s boyfriend Sid Madan proposed to Niki in London, England. The lavish proposal recreated their first date when they met at London Fashion Week (2018). Two years later, Sid recreated the same romance against the backdrop of the London Eye, and Niki just thought it was their second anniversary. The surprise proposal went viral.
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Source: HIS Education