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{{short description|Indian fashion model (born 1991)}}
{{BLP sources|date=April 2023}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2019}}
{{Use Indian English|date=September 2019}}
{{Infobox model
| name = Pooja Mor
| image =
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| birth_name =
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1991|11|06}}
| birth_place = [[Uttar Pradesh]], [[India]]
| occupation = Model
| years_active =2013 - present
| height = {{height|m=1.75}}
| haircolor = Brown
| eyecolor = Brown
| agency = [[Elite Model Management]] (New York, Los Angeles) <br /> [[VIVA Model Management]] (Paris, London) <br /> Special Management (Milan) <br /> Amina Creative Management (Mumbai) <ref>{{cite web|url=https://models.com/models/Pooja-Mor|title=Pooja Mor - Model}}</ref>
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'''Pooja Mor''' is an Indian fashion [[Model (person)|model]] . Mor debuted at [[Louis Vuitton]]'s Cruise 2016 runway show in [[Palm Springs]] in 2015.

== Career ==

Whilst at university, Pooja Mor won the [[Ahmedabad]] regional finals for the Clean & Clear Ahmedabad Times Fresh Face in 2012. After her studies she left [[Gujarat]] and told her parents she was going on vacation, instead went to [[Delhi]] to try fashion modelling.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/150514/lifestyle-offbeat/article/risk-paid|title=A risk that paid off|website=Deccan Chronicle|date=14 May 2015|access-date=2016-05-19}}</ref> During this time she entered her second beauty pageant, Indian Princess 2013 and represented her city of Ahmedabad.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.indianprincessfashion.com/contestants2013.asp#!prettyPhoto|title=Indian Princess : Contestants - 2012|website=www.indianprincessfashion.com|access-date=2016-05-19|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160524050742/http://www.indianprincessfashion.com/contestants2013.asp#!prettyPhoto|archive-date=24 May 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref> Pooja Mor went unplaced at Indian Princess International & Indian Princess which was won by [[Jannatul Ferdoush Peya]] & [[Sharan Fernandes]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.aplatestnews.com/pressrelpic.php?idx=Indian-Princess-International-Winners-2013-Models-Sizzle-at-Grand-Finale|title=Indian Princess International Winners 2013 - Models Sizzle at Grand Finale - Pictures - APLatestNews|website=www.aplatestnews.com|language=en|access-date=2018-09-18}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.indianprincessfashion.com/pastEvent-2013.asp|title=Indian Princess : Past Events|website=www.indianprincessfashion.com|access-date=2016-05-19|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160524050757/http://www.indianprincessfashion.com/pastEvent-2013.asp|archive-date=24 May 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref> Pooja Mor and [[Jannatul Ferdoush Peya|Jannatul Peya]] crossed paths again after Indian Princess 2013, both women sharing the October 2016 [[Vogue India]] cover.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.vogue.in/content/these-talented-and-driven-women-are-the-perfect-ambassadors-for-diversity/|title=These talented and driven women are the perfect ambassadors for diversity|date=2016-10-07|work=VOGUE India|access-date=2018-09-18|language=en-US}}</ref>

Working as a freelance model in [[Delhi]], Mor was featured in the November issue of ''[[Femina (India)|Femina India]]'' in 2013.<ref>{{Cite book|title=Femina India|publisher=Femina India|date=November 2013|location=India}}</ref> She was later contacted and signed by her current Indian mother agency, Anima Creative Management.<ref name=":22">{{Cite web|url=http://couturerani.com/interview/2015/05/model-crush-pooja-mor/|title=Model Crush: Pooja Mor {{!}} Couture Rani|date=2015-05-15|website=Couture Rani|language=en-US|access-date=2016-05-19}}</ref> Whilst working in India, another model with [[Elite Model Management]] took a photo of Pooja and posted it on [[Instagram]], from there came interest from Elite who signed her in 2015.<ref name=":22" />

In Spring/Summer 2016, Mor walked for [[Givenchy]] in New York. Mor's catwalk fall went viral across the web.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.nydailynews.com/life-style/fashion/candice-swanepoel-falls-runway-givenchy-show-article-1.2358028|title=Candice Swanepoel falls on runway during Givenchy show|website=NY Daily News|access-date=2016-05-19}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.pophangover.com/49149/candice-swanepoel-pooja-mor-fall-down-runway-nyfw/|title=Candice Swanepoel and Pooja Mor Fall Down on the Runway|date=2015-09-12|website=POPHANGOVER|language=en-US|access-date=2016-05-19|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181027105357/http://www.pophangover.com/49149/candice-swanepoel-pooja-mor-fall-down-runway-nyfw/|archive-date=27 October 2018|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{Citation|last=Hot News|title=Models Candice Swanepoel & Pooja Mor fall down during Givenchy Spring/Summer 2016 fashion show|date=2015-09-13|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m_8BNGjX_vU|access-date=2016-05-19}}</ref> In 2016, Mor relocated to New York City to pursue further opportunities.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.businessoffashion.com/community/people/pooja-mor|title=Pooja Mor is One of the 500 People Shaping the Global Fashion Industry in 2017|work=The Business of Fashion|access-date=2018-09-01|language=en-GB}}</ref>

As a fashion model, Mor has walked for [[Stella McCartney]], [[Roberto Cavalli]], Louis Vuitton, Givenchy, [[Alexander McQueen (brand)|Alexander McQueen]], [[JW Anderson]], Dolce & Gabbana, Prabal Gurung, Altuzarra, Elie Saab and [[Topshop]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.lofficielsingapore.com/Filles/top-indian-female-models-in-fashion-meet-pooja-mor-from-ahmedabad-gujarat|title=Top Indian female models in fashion: Meet Pooja Mor from Ahmedabad, Gujarat|website=www.lofficielsingapore.com|language=en|access-date=2018-09-01}}</ref>
Mor has appeared on covers of ''[[Vogue Italia]]'', ''Vogue'' Arabia, ''[[Vogue India]]'', ''[[Numéro]]'' China, ''[[Simon Magazine|Simon]]'', ''[[Verve India|Verve]]'' and ''[[Harper's Bazaar]]'' India. .<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://models.com/models/Pooja-Mor|title = Pooja Mor - Model}}</ref>

Mor became embroiled in controversy in 2014, when she was depicted as part of the [[Delhi Gang Rape Photo Shoot|Delhi Gang Rape photoshoot]], titled ‘The Wrong Turn’ which went viral on the internet for glamorising the gang rape and subsequent [[2012 Delhi gang rape|death of an Indian medical student]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-india-28670663|title=Delhi gang rape: India outrage over fashion shoot|work=BBC News|date=6 August 2014|access-date=2016-05-19}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.buzzfeed.com/regajha/this-glamorous-fashion-photo-shoot-depicts-an-indian-woman|title = This Fashion Photo Shoot Depicts an Indian Woman Being Abused by Several Men on a Bus| website=[[BuzzFeed]] | date=5 August 2014 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://in.reuters.com/article/delhi-gang-rape-photoshoot-bus-idINKBN0G810W20140808|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160306223946/http://in.reuters.com/article/delhi-gang-rape-photoshoot-bus-idINKBN0G810W20140808|url-status=dead|archive-date=6 March 2016|title=Parents of Delhi gang rape victim decry fashion shoot that evokes attack|website=Reuters India|date=8 August 2014|language=en-IN|access-date=2016-05-19|last1=Kataria|first1=Sunil}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Fashion-shoot-on-Nirbhaya-rape-triggers-outrage/articleshow/39701128.cms|title='Fashion shoot' on Nirbhaya rape triggers outrage - Times of India|website=The Times of India|date=5 August 2014 |access-date=2016-05-19}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://zeenews.india.com/news/nation/delhi-gang-rape-fashion-shoot-triggers-outrage_952938.html|title='Delhi gang-rape' fashion shoot triggers outrage|date=2014-08-06|website=Zee News|access-date=2016-05-19}}</ref>[http://www.premium-models.com/index.php?model_department=1&model_category=1&lang=en&model_id=1867#]

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[[Category:Indian female models]]

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