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Indian models on the runway

As of 22 October 2026, 53 Indian models have walked at least one show in the Big Four cities (New York, London, Milan and Paris). 30 of them have walked ten or more. Ashley Radjarame leads with 97 Big Four shows across 13 seasons.

Updated 22 October 2026 · Public runway records since 2002 · Methodology

Models on record 53
Ten or more shows 30
Cast in Fall/Winter 2026 23
Cast in Spring/Summer 2027, latest season 15

Most cast Indian models

Ranked by shows walked in the Big Four cities since 2002, one credit per show. Ties keep alphabetical order. How shows are counted

30 models with ten or more shows on record. Showing the first 10 of 25 listed here.

Most cast Indian models, ranks 1 to 10, by Big Four shows since 2002
Rank Model Shows walked Seasons Runway span Houses
1 Ashley Radjarame 97 13 SS20 to FW26 Louis Vuitton , Rabanne , Isabel Marant
2 Bhumika Arora 90 13 FW14 to FW20 Balmain , Dries Van Noten , Roberto Cavalli
3 Pooja Mor 69 10 SS16 to FW26 Prabal Gurung , Jil Sander , Dolce & Gabbana
4 Dipti Sharma 68 15 SS18 to SS27 Pamella Roland , Christian Cowan , Balenciaga
5 Radhika Nair 63 8 SS17 to FW22 Balenciaga , Chloé , Burberry
6 Nayonikaa Shetty 48 5 SS24 to SS26 Etro , Blumarine , Dries Van Noten
7 Avanti Nagrath 46 6 FW22 to SS27 Chanel , Hermès , Ferragamo
8 Kirandeep Chahal 45 7 FW23 to SS27 Dries Van Noten , Rick Owens , Kolor
9 Arya Bendkhale 31 12 FW18 to SS27 Giorgio Armani , Celia Kritharioti , Jil Sander
10 Pratik Shetty 28 7 SS20 to FW24 Thom Browne , Lanvin , Alexander McQueen

Seasons count every season label, Resort and Pre-Fall included.

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Most cast Indian models, ranks 11 to 25, by Big Four shows since 2002
Rank Model Shows walked Seasons Runway span Houses
11 Tuhir Brahmbhatt 25 6 SS19 to SS23 Louis Vuitton , Missoni , Kenzo
12 Deepak Gupta 24 7 SS24 to SS27 Emporio Armani , Louis Vuitton , Issey Miyake
13 Nakul Bhardwaj 23 5 SS25 to SS27 Taakk , Louis Vuitton , Versace
14 Parvesh Mudgal 22 5 SS24 to FW26 Dries Van Noten , Issey Miyake , Burberry
15 Vanessa Tyagi 20 8 SS22 to FW26 Giambattista Valli , Tibi , Ulla Johnson
16 Amrit 17 7 FW20 to FW24 Chloé , Sportmax , Fendi
17 Naman Narnolia 17 8 FW22 to FW26 Emporio Armani , Hermès , Kb Hong
18 Neil Varel 17 6 FW22 to SS26 Hermès , Dhruv Kapoor , Etro
19 Tara Raani 17 5 FW23 to FW25 Burberry , Rokh , Gucci
20 Ujjwala Raut 16 11 FW02 to SS27 Bibhu Mohapatra , Givenchy , Saint Laurent
21 Varsha Gopalakrishna 15 3 SS19 to SS20 Dolce & Gabbana , Act N°1 , MM6 Maison Margiela
22 Aman Shah 13 3 SS26 to SS27 MM6 Maison Margiela , Taakk , Rick Owens
23 Adarsh Jaikarran 11 5 SS23 to FW25 Hermès , Todd Snyder , Versace
24 Ayesha Djwala 11 5 SS19 to SS21 Viktor & Rolf , Lemaire , Mugler
25 Farhan Alam 11 3 FW19 to FW20 Edward Crutchley , Wales Bonner , Dolce & Gabbana

Ranks 26 and below are on each model's profile.

Indian models cast in Spring/Summer 2027

Indian models with at least one Big Four show on record for Spring/Summer 2027 , ranked by shows this season.

Indian models cast in Spring/Summer 2027, ranked by shows this season
Rank Model Shows this season All time Houses this season
1 Kirandeep Chahal 8 45 Ahluwalia , Bibhu Mohapatra , Jeanne Friot
2 Nakul Bhardwaj 8 23 Campillo , Eckhaus Latta , Giorgio Armani
3 Abhishek Prakash 4 7 Oscar Ouyang , Qasimi , Rick Owens
4 Aman Shah 4 13 Auralee , Rick Owens , Sonia Carrasco
5 Ujjwala Raut 4 16 Bibhu Mohapatra , Burç Akyol , Grace Ling
6 Bhoomi Yadav 3 9 Institution by Galib Gassanoff , Knwls , Moschino
7 Arya Bendkhale 2 31 Dhruv Kapoor , Giorgio Armani
8 Dipti Sharma 2 68 Laquan Smith , Sabyasachi
9 Taino Uppal 2 9 Ahluwalia , Paolo Carzana
10 Avanti Nagrath 1 46 Sabyasachi

Most cast Indian models, last five seasons

Indian models ranked by shows walked from Spring/Summer 2025 to Spring/Summer 2027 .

Indian models most cast from Spring/Summer 2025 to Spring/Summer 2027
Rank Model Shows, SS25 to SS27 All time Houses in this span
1 Nayonikaa Shetty 33 48 Dries Van Noten , Blumarine , Ahluwalia
2 Nakul Bhardwaj 23 23 Bottega Veneta , Ferragamo , Lacoste
3 Deepak Gupta 20 24 Emporio Armani , Issey Miyake , Louis Vuitton
4 Kirandeep Chahal 19 45 Hermès , Kidsuper , Kolor
5 Parvesh Mudgal 17 22 Dries Van Noten , 3.1 Phillip LIM , Grace Ling
6 Aman Shah 13 13 MM6 Maison Margiela , Peet Dullaert , Diesel
7 Dipti Sharma 13 68 Pamella Roland , Christian Cowan , Alejandra Alonso Rojas
8 Bhoomi Yadav 9 9 Chanel , Emporio Armani , Off-White
9 Bhavitha Mandava 8 9 Chanel , Bottega Veneta , Dior
10 Abhishek Prakash 7 7 Dries Van Noten , Kolor , Y-3

Indian models new to the circuit

Indian models whose first Big Four season is Spring/Summer 2026 to Spring/Summer 2027, ranked by shows walked since that debut. Definition

Indian models whose first Big Four season is Spring/Summer 2026 to Spring/Summer 2027
Rank Model Shows since debut First Big Four season Houses
1 Aman Shah 13 Spring/Summer 2026 MM6 Maison Margiela , Taakk , Rick Owens
2 Bhoomi Yadav 9 Spring/Summer 2026 Chanel , Emporio Armani , Moschino
3 Abhishek Prakash 7 Fall/Winter 2026 Dries Van Noten , Rick Owens , Y-3
4 Chenna Reddy 5 Spring/Summer 2026 Ami Alexandre Mattiussi , Ziggy Chen , Fila
5 Om Sonawane 5 Spring/Summer 2026 Saul Nash , Peet Dullaert , Central Saint Martins MA
6 Nishita Toppo 4 Spring/Summer 2026 Kartik Research , Marco Rambaldi , Charlie Le Mindu

A debut here means the first season this record can see. A model who walked another fashion week or a menswear week earlier is still new to the Big Four, not new to the runway.

Indian models cast, season by season

  • 5 FW21
  • 8 SS22
  • 13 FW22
  • 16 SS23
  • 18 FW23
  • 22 SS24
  • 17 FW24
  • 18 SS25
  • 18 FW25
  • 20 SS26
  • 23 FW26
  • 15 SS27

Distinct Indian models with at least one Big Four show that season. Oxblood marks the peak. Menswear-only, Resort and Pre-Fall rows are not counted.

Houses that cast the most Indian models

Casting directors who cast the most Indian models since 2025

Shows since 2025 in the Big Four cities with a casting credit on record. Roughly six in ten cast-bearing shows carry one, so this is a partial view.

Questions this page answers

Who is the most cast Indian model on the runway?

Ashley Radjarame, with 97 shows on public record in the Big Four cities (New York, London, Milan and Paris) since 2002, across 13 seasons, as of 22 October 2026.

Which Indian model has the longest career on record in the Big Four cities (New York, London, Milan and Paris)?

Ujjwala Raut, whose record runs from Fall/Winter 2002 to Spring/Summer 2027: 11 seasons and 16 shows in the Big Four cities (New York, London, Milan and Paris), as of 22 October 2026.

Which Indian model has walked the most shows recently?

Nayonikaa Shetty, with 33 shows in the Big Four cities (New York, London, Milan and Paris) from Spring/Summer 2025 to Spring/Summer 2027, as of 22 October 2026.

How many Indian models walked Spring/Summer 2027?

15 Indian models have a show on record in the Big Four cities (New York, London, Milan and Paris) for Spring/Summer 2027, as of 22 October 2026. The season closed on 6 October 2026 and casts are still being added. 23 walked in Fall/Winter 2026.

Which Indian models walked Spring/Summer 2027?

Kirandeep Chahal leads with 8 shows, followed by Nakul Bhardwaj and Abhishek Prakash, out of 15 Indian models on record for Spring/Summer 2027 as of 22 October 2026.

Which season had the most Indian models on the runway?

Fall/Winter 2026, with 23 Indian models on record in the Big Four cities (New York, London, Milan and Paris), as of 22 October 2026.

Which fashion houses cast the most Indian models?

Louis Vuitton leads with 17 documented appearances by 6 Indian models, followed by Burberry and Dries Van Noten.

Which casting directors cast Indian models most often?

Anita Bitton, credited on 9 shows in the Big Four cities (New York, London, Milan and Paris) since 2025 in which 8 Indian models walked. Casting credits are on record for roughly six in ten shows.

Counts are runway shows walked in New York, London, Milan and Paris on public record since 2002, one credit per show. Nationality is as recorded; dual nationals appear on both country pages. Campaigns, editorials and shows outside those four cities are not counted. Updated 22 October 2026. Full methodology.

Cite as: Tectova, “Most cast Indian models, runway record”, 22 October 2026, tectova.com/talent/from/india.

Other countries

Figure is models on record with a public Big Four runway count. All countries.