{"id":1017587,"date":"2025-12-10T12:41:00","date_gmt":"2025-12-10T09:41:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1017587"},"modified":"2025-12-10T12:41:00","modified_gmt":"2025-12-10T09:41:00","slug":"meet-bhavitha-mandava-the-history-making-hobbymaxxing-chanel-model","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1017587","title":{"rendered":"Meet Bhavitha Mandava, the history-making, hobbymaxxing Chanel model"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Bhavitha Mandava was scouted across two continents and tapped up to sign a modelling contract multiple times before she finally relented and entered the fashion world earlier this year. Born and raised in India, she was more interested in completing her masters degree at NYU than she was setting foot on a runway. But when she struggled to find an internship as she came close to graduating, she thought she might as well give it a shot. Fast forward less than a year and, after making her debut at <\/span>Bottega Veneta<\/span><\/a>, Mandava was chosen to open <\/span>Matthieu Blazy<\/span><\/a>\u2019s first-ever <\/span>Chanel<\/span><\/a> M\u00e9tiers d\u2019Art show, staged in an <\/span>abandoned subway station in New York last week<\/span><\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n

It was something of a full-circle moment for Mandava, since the chance encounter with a model agent that convinced her to give it a go happened on the subway when she was traipsing home from uni one night. Blazy even put her in a look that referenced that very moment, sending the rising star down the concrete platform in a half-zip sweater and stonewashed jeans that could have been pulled from her own wardrobe.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Monumentally, it was also the first time an Indian model had opened a Chanel show, with Mandava sharing a video of her parents reacting to the moment their daughter made history on social media in the hours after the show. \u201cMy Brown parents\u2019 reaction to me opening the Chanel show\u201d, she captioned the sweet clip, which went viral soon after.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

More worried about making it to the show on time than taking in the moment\u2019s gravity, it only really sunk in for Mandava afterwards. \u201cBrown representation in fashion is lacking,\u201d she says. \u201cAt castings I\u2019d be waiting in line with another Brown model and we\u2019d look at each other and know only one of us was getting the job. At Chanel, it was different. Matthieu made space for everybody.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Now, with her masters degree under her belt, Mandava is intent on making a go of it in fashion, and with co-signs from Chanel, Bottega, and <\/span>Dior<\/span><\/a> already on her CV, it seems like she\u2019s probably going to do pretty well off it. If not, a suturing kit acquired from Amazon and a self-confessed love of \u2018hobbymaxxing\u2019 might just keep her going. Get to know her better below.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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