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You've seen them on the runways, magazines, television commercials and occasionally in the movies. But do you know their names?
The thing about being a model in India is that you're rarely ever known by your name.
You'll stand out in a crowd but that's possibly because you're super tall.
And there is a good chance that the person gaping at you is doing so not because s/he's your fan but rather because s/he's trying super hard to place where s/he's seen you.
The women you are about to see in the pages to follow have been featured on Rediff Get Ahead.
And so if you've been following us as religiously as we hope you are, chances are this quiz will be a cakewalk!
Ready to go? :-)
She won the Femina Elite Look of the Year when she was 19 and was a regular at designer Hemant Trivedi's fashion shows.
She's had a cameo in Being Cyrus and an appearance in Bluffmaster.
After suffering a wardrobe malfunction, she also participated in Bigg Boss, in which she was a first runner-up.
Do you know her name?
1) Carol Gracias
2) Lisa Haydon
3) Angela Johnson
She is a New Delhi girl who's starred in one of Euphoria's music videos.
She's also hosted a television show.
And she has been one of the most prominent faces of the beauty brand Lakme.
Who is she?
1) Alesia Raut
2) Indrani Dasgupta
3) Archana Akhil Kumar
The model in the picture has won Gladrags Mega Model 2000 and Miss Tourism International Worldwide 2002.
She's also a regular in various magazine editorials and a permanent fixture at Lakme Fashion Week and Wills Lifestyle India Fashion Week for some years now.
We know who she is. Do you?
1) Sheetal Mallar
2) Pia Trivedi
3) Candice Pinto
This stunner was discovered by photographer Gautam Rajadhyaksha.
In 1994 she beat Madhu Sapre to win the Femina Look of the Year.
She has since worked for international brands including Armani and Fendi.
Her last appearance in a television commercial was for Wild Stone deodorant.
Do you know who she is?
1) Sushama Reddy
2) Mugdha Godse
3) Sheetal Mallar
She has been called Naomi Campbell of India.
She is one of Sabyasachi Mukherjee's favourite models -- she's even walked for his last showing at Lakme Fashion Week.
And she is a mum! (Yup!)
Do you know her name?
1) Tupur Chatterjee
2) Tapur Chatterjee
3) Noyonika Chatterjee
While most other models were still trying to find their feet in India, she was already taking on assignments in Paris.
She was among the models to be featured on the cover of the first edition of Vogue, India.
She made her acting debut with a Sanjay Leela Bhansali movie.
Who is she?
1) Nauheed Cyrusi
2) Monikangana Dutta
3) Jesse Randhawa
She was one of the contestants at the 1994 Miss India pageant alongside Aishwarya Rai and Sushmita Sen.
She has since tried her hand at movies but hasn't received much success.
She is an acomplished dancer and is even married to a famous choreographer.
Who is she?
1) Jesse Randhawa
2) Kavita Kharayat
3) Nina Manuel
She has been a Kingfisher Swimsuit model.
She has also walked the runway for some of the most prominent designers in the country.
And now she's making waves in Bollywood.
Unless you've been living under a rock, this should be really easy.
Who is she?
1) Esha Gupta
2) Sarah Jane Dias
3) Lisa Haydon
She won the Femina Miss India pageant in 2010.
She is a regular at the Wills Lifestyle India Fashion Week in New Delhi and the Lakme Fashion Week in Mumbai.
She has even shot campaigns for Fair and Lovely.
And now she is set to star opposite Ajay Devgn in one of his upcoming movies.
Who is she?
1) Angela Jonsson
2) Manasvi Mamgai
3) Diana Penty
She was a participant in the Femina Look of the Year contest in 1996, the year Ujwala Raut won.
She's walked the runway for practically every major designer in India.
From time to time, she shaves her head and remains the only female Indian model to have done so at the risk of her career.
Who is she?
1) Diandra Soares
2) Fleur Xavier
3) Gia Johnson