Anjali Mendes

{{Short description|Indian model (1946–2010)}}

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Anjali Mendes (born Phyllis Mendes; 29 January 1946 – 17 June 2010) was an Indian fashion model from Mumbai who was based in France.{{cite news |title=Anjali Mendes passes away |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/life-style/spotlight/anjali-mendes-passes-away/articleshow/6062624.cms |website=The Times of India |last1=Manuel |first1=Mark |date=June 19, 2010 }}

{{cite news |title=Ruling the Ramp – How Anjali Mendes Revolutionised the Modelling Industry |url=https://www.thisday.app/en/details/ruling-the-ramp-how-anjali-mendes-revolutionised-the-modelling-industry |website=This Day |access-date=March 20, 2022 }} She was attached to Pierre Cardin’s salon in Paris during the 1970s and 1980s. Other designers she modelled for included Emanuel Ungaro, Elsa Schiaparelli and Givenchy. After retirement, she managed Cardin’s Indian operations for 18 years. She died on 17 June 2010, after suddenly falling ill at her home in Provence, France.[http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/delhi-times/Anjali-Mendes-a-model-life/articleshow/429895.cms Anjali Mendes: a model life][https://web.archive.org/web/20110811073628/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2010-06-19/people/28277897_1_modelling-goan-ramp Anjali Mendes passes away][https://archive.today/20130125105744/http://www.hindustantimes.com/Cardin-s-Indian-muse-dies/Article1-559854.aspx Cardin’s Indian muse dies]