Ujjwala Raut

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Ujjwala Raut
Ujjwala Raut.jpg
Born (1978-06-11) 11 June 1978 (age 45)
Spouse(s)
Maxwell Sterry
(
m. 2004; div. 2011)
Children1
RelativesSonali Raut (sister)
Modeling information
Height1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Hair colorBlack
Eye colorBrown
Agency
  • Brave Model Management (Milan)[1]

Ujjwala Raut (born 11 June 1978) is an Indian supermodel.[2]

Career[edit]

Raut was a 17-year-old commerce student when she won "Femina Look of the Year" at the Femina Miss India 1996 contest.[2] She was also among the top fifteen in the 1996 Elite Model Look contest in Nice.[3][4] She walked the runway for, among others: Yves Saint-Laurent, Roberto Cavalli, Hugo Boss, Cynthia Rowley, Diane von Furstenberg, Dolce & Gabbana, Betsey Johnson, Gucci, Givenchy, Valentino, Oscar de la Renta, and Emilio Pucci, and the Victoria's Secret Fashion Show.[5] She walked twice for the Victoria's Secret Fashion Show in 2002 and 2003. In 2012, she hosted and judged the Kingfisher Calendar Hunt with model Milind Soman.[6]

Personal life[edit]

She is the elder sister of Indian film actress and model Sonali Raut.[7] Her father is a Deputy Commissioner of Police.[8] She was married to Maxwell Sterry on 19 June 2004[9] and the couple divorced in 2011. They have one daughter.[10][11]

Television[edit]

Name Year Role Channel
MTV Supermodel of the Year[12] 2019 Mentor MTV India

[13]

References[edit]

  1. "Supermodel Ujjwala Raut". Models.com.
  2. 2.0 2.1 "OC Interview: OPEN CHEST Interview with supermodel Ujjwala Raut". Celebrity Hollywood Bollywood Blog. 1 June 2006. Retrieved 30 April 2019.
  3. Biography Of Ujjwala Raut India's First Super Model | Ujjwala Raut The Show Stopper
  4. Ujjwala Raut - Fashion Models - Bellazon
  5. "Ujjwala Raut: Here's what the 40-year-old supermodel of the 90s is doing now". mid-day. Retrieved 30 April 2019.
  6. "Indian supermodel Ujjwala Raut's hot bikini photos will ring a bell of romance in your heart! Here's proof | Entertainment News". www.timesnownews.com. Retrieved 30 April 2019.
  7. Ujjwala Raut’s sister Sonali to debut as young Zeenat Aman? - The Times of India
  8. "Diandra Soares Hates Sonali Because Of Her Supermodel Sister Ujjwala Raut?". Filmi Beat. 5 November 2014. Retrieved 9 April 2020.
  9. Bhattacharya, Roshmila. "I had to protect my daughter: Ujjwala Raut". Hindustan Times. Archived from the original on 27 January 2012. Retrieved 26 September 2014.
  10. "Ugly break-up for India's first supermodel". The Independent. 23 August 2009. Retrieved 30 April 2019.
  11. "My life revolves around my daughter Ksha, says Ujjwala Raut". DNA. Retrieved 9 April 2020.
  12. "Supermodel of the Year: Milind Soman and Ujjwala Raut's photoshoot is every bit steamy". India TV. 24 January 2020. Retrieved 9 April 2020.
  13. "MTV launches Supermodel of the Year". Telly Chakkar. 18 December 2019. Retrieved 25 December 2019.

External links[edit]

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