'''Monikangana Dutta'''<ref>{{cite news |first=Stephen |last=Brook |authorlink=Stephen Brook |title=Vogue thinks big for Indian launch |date=2007-09-20 |publisher=Guardian UK |url=https://www.theguardian.com/media/2007/sep/20/pressandpublishing.fashion |work=Guardian UK |accessdate=2007-09-20}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |first=Georgina |last=Safe |authorlink=Georgina Safe |title=Moni Dutta lives the model dream |date=2008-04-24 |publisher=News Limited. |url=http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/executive-lifestyle/moni-dutta-lives-the-model-dream/story-e6frg8k6-1111116154063 |work=The Australian |accessdate=2008-04-24}}</ref> is an Indian [[model (person)|model]] and [[actress]] based in [[Mumbai]]. She hails from [[Guwahati]], [[Assam]]. She studied in [[Army Public School, Narangi]], Guwahati and later graduated from the Matreyi College, [[University of Delhi]].<ref>http://www.northeastindianews.com/north-east-india-breaking-news-headlines/assamese-beauties-follow-in-monikangana%E2%80%99s-footsteps/</ref>
== Modelling ==
==Modeling==
She has worked for [[Elle]], [[Vogue]], and countless magazines and fashion shows & brands. As for Vogue, "When Vogue called me I couldn't believe it, it's every girl's dream to be on the cover, and there I was with five of the most beautiful girls in the world!!"
In 2001, Dutta won the Metropolitan Top Model Contest of [[France]].{{citation needed|date=November 2011}} The win resulted in her shifting base from India to Paris for two years, during which she walked the ramp for fashion designers like [[Vivienne Westwood]], [[Yoji Yamamoto]], [[Christian Dior]], [[Leonard]], and [[Chloe]]. She also modeled for [[Mac Cosmetics]]. She was hailed as an exotic Indian beauty by the international press like the ''[[New York Times]]''.{{citation needed|date=November 2011}} She appeared in editorials for ''[[Vogue (magazine)|Vogue]]'', ''[[Elle (magazine)|Elle]]'', ''[[Tank Magazine]]'' and Italian ''[[Harper’s Bazaar]]'' and has walked in [[Paris Fashion Week]], [[India Fashion Week]], [[Milan Fashion Week]] and [[Australian Fashion Week]].{{citation needed|date=November 2011}} On her return from Paris, she went on to do television commercials for leading apparel and jewelry brands.{{Which|date=November 2011}}
She is represented by the [[IMG Models]].
== External links ==
==Acting==
* [http://www.monidutta.com/ official website] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100507073908/http://www.monidutta.com/ |date=2010-05-07 }}
She made her acting debut in the 2010 Indian film, ''[[Guzaarish (2010 film)|Guzaarish]]'' directed by [[Sanjay Leela Bhansali]] and starring [[Aishwarya Rai]] and [[Hrithik Roshan]].
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==External links==
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20100507073908/http://www.monidutta.com/ Official Website - Moni Kangana Dutta]
*[http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/executive-lifestyle/moni-dutta-lives-the-model-dream/story-e6frg8k6-1111116154063 THE AUSTRALIAN - Moni Dutta is India's answer to Gemma Ward.]
*[https://www.theguardian.com/media/2007/sep/20/pressandpublishing.fashion GUARDIAN UK - Vogue thinks big for Indian launch.]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20101016023235/http://www.in.com/videos/watchvideo-moni-dutta-indian-supermodel-3382431.html NETWORK18 - Moni Dutta - Indian Supermodel.]
She has worked for Elle, Vogue, and countless magazines and fashion shows & brands. As for Vogue, "When Vogue called me I couldn't believe it, it's every girl's dream to be on the cover, and there I was with five of the most beautiful girls in the world!!"
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