French fashion model of Indian heritage
Ashley Radjarame (born 18 October 1999) is a French fashion model of Tamil Indian heritage.
Early life.
Ashley was born in the Parisian suburb of Rueil-Malmaison to Tamil parents who were originally from Puducherry. Her maternal grandfather served in the French military, allowing her family to inherit French citizenship and eventually immigrate to France.
She experienced harassment from her peers in her youth for her ethnicity and body. She has a younger sister.
Career.
She was discovered by casting director Mollie Dendle while working as an intern in London. 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. Upon her debut, "Vogue" chose her as one of the "Top 15 models" of the spring 2020 season. She walked for Louis Vuitton's show that season, which took place at the Louvre. 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. Ashley has been featured in advertisements for H&amp;M, Ferragamo, Prada, Zara, Louis Vuitton among others.
Ashley has been on the cover of "Vogue India", "Vogue Czechoslovakia", "Vogue Ukraine", and Vogue Poland digital cover.
Personal life.
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".
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