Diandra Soares

Diandra Soares
File:Diandra Soares at Torchaar Gelato Icecream launch.jpg Diandra Soares at Torchaar Gelato Icecream launch, in June 2011
Born	(1979-08-13) August 13, 1979 India
Occupation(s)	Model, actress, television host
Years active	1995–present

Diandra Soares is an Indian model, anchor and a fashion designer. She is most noted for her bald looks on the ramp.

Modelling career

At the age of 13, Diandra made up her mind about being a model.She has been active in the field of modelling since the age of 16.Her first assignment was for Tips and Toes and her first show was for McDowell's. In 1995,she was crowned as Miss.Bombay and that helped her to get contracts from various leading brands like Dinesh Suitings, VIP Lingeries, Tillsbury whiskey and also paved her way to the most prestigious ramp shows in town.She has walked for many international fashion shows in her career which were conducted by Gucci, Leonard Paris, Emanuel Ungaro,Sonia Rykiel, Miami Fashion Show etc.She is currently one of the leading models of the nation.

Acting career

Diandra's earlier works mostly comprised music videos like Jadoo and Bali Bramhabhatt's remix Ila Arun (Kichdi), Jalwa etc. She made her entry to silver screen with the 2001 English movie Everybody Says I'm Fine!, directed by Rahul Bose. The movie received positive reviews and got many accolades. She was the initial choice for the 2003 Bollywood disaster Boom directed by Kaizad Gustad. She left the role, which was later done by Katrina Kaif, because she was selected by a Paris agency for a major fashion week.Her ticket to Bollywood actually happened as a cameo in Madhur Bhandarkar's award winning film Fashion in 2008. She was quite a bliss as a television host and received wide acclaim for her show Get Gorgeous which was aired [Channel [V]].Her other notable television appearances includes the fourth season of the popular show *Fear Factor: Khatron Ke Khiladi (season 4) hosted by Akshay Kumar. for which she was a contestant and the second season of Fox Traveller's "Life Mein Ek Baar" along with Archana Vijaya,Yana Gupta,Barbara Mori and Kirat Bhattal Aside from her modelling and acting career, Diandra is a professional makeup artist and also known for designing skills. She designed shoes for Tarun TahilianiShane and Falguni Peacock, posters for the popular Bollywood movie Love Sex aur Dhokhadirected by Dibakar Banerjee and also designed Kingfisher Calendar for 2 years. Diandra Soares is currently one of the leading contestants in the reality show Bigg Boss 8, which is the 8th season of the Indian edition of the popular reality show Big Brother on Colors TV Channel i dnt no who i am ?

Recognition as a Bald Model

Diandra Soares is most noted in her career for her bald looks on the ramp.In an industry where hair is considered as one of the prime parameters of beauty and femininity, Diandra tried to revolutionize many times. Her first as a bald model happened in 1999 at Goa in between a fashion show. Though it initially grabbed some media attention, she was totally panned by audience and the fashion world. As a result she was forced to leave the ramps and to give up her bald look. Fortunately her second attempt to be a bald model that happened a decade later in 2010, were met with positive responses. Designers found her shinning black bald mane interesting and decided to open the close the shows with Diandra in the Lakme Fashion Week. Her career reached to the peak during this time and received wide media attention as never before which even includes a special story done by Huffington Post on her. On September 7, 2013 she shaved her head again and sporting the bald look for the third time in her career. Diandra commented that it was done for religious reasons and by going bald she felt spiritually empowered. Diandra confirmed many times that her decision to be bald is related with spiritual issues. She also added that by going bald, she even left her career on stake as the bald head might prevent her entry to many fashion weeks. However there are many who consider attempts to be a bald model as a means for publicity stunt and to grab quick media attention since the audience's approach towards bald models have changed drastically over the years especially when models like Flaviana Matata gained popularity in the west with their tonsured head.

Personal life

Diandra Soares born on August 13, 1979 to a middle class catholic family in Bandra, Maharashtra. She is the first child of Benedict Soares and has a brother and sister.Her family never had any relation with the modeling world. After having the schooling at Bombay, she pursued her education from St.Xaviers. It was the former Indian model Madhu Sapre who inspired Diandra in modelling.

Filmography

• Everybody Says I'm Fine!(2001)
• Fashion (2008)

Television

• *Fear Factor: Khatron Ke Khiladi (season 4) (2011)
• * Life Mein Ek Baar (Season 2)
• * Bigg Boss 8

External links

• Diandra Soares at IMDb
• Diandra Soares on X