Ashley Radjarame
{{short description|French fashion model of Indian heritage}}
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{{Infobox model
| name = Ashley Radjarame
| image = Ashley Radjarame close up.jpg
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| birth_date = {{Birth year and age|1999}}
| birth_place = Île-de-France, France
| spouse =
| height = {{height|m=1.72}} {{Cite web |title=Ashley Radjarame - Paris - IMG Models |url=https://www.imgmodels.com/paris/women/6661-ashley-radjarame |access-date=2023-09-03 |website=www.imgmodels.com |language=en}}
| hair_colour = Black
| eye_colour = Brown
| agency = {{Plainlist| * IMG Models (worldwide){{cite web|url=https://www.thelovemagazine.co.uk/article/meet-the-4-catwalk-novices-who-walked-their-first-ever-show-at-prada|title=MEET THE 4 CATWALK NOVICES WHO WALKED THEIR FIRST EVER SHOW AT PRADA|date=19 September 2019|work=Love|publisher=Condé Nast Britain}} * Scouted by Mollie (London) (mother agency){{cite web|url=https://models.com/models/ashley-radjarame|title=Ashley Radjarame - Model|website=}} }}
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Ashley Radjarame (born 18 October 1999) is a French fashion model of Tamil Indian heritage.{{Cite web |title=Ashley Radjarame - Paris - IMG Models |url=https://www.imgmodels.com/paris/women/6661-ashley-radjarame |access-date=2023-09-03 |website=www.imgmodels.com |language=en}}
Early life
Ashley was born in the Parisian suburb of Rueil-Malmaison to Tamil parents who were originally from Puducherry.{{cite magazine|url=https://www.vogue.co.uk/fashion/article/ashley-radjarame-interview|title=Parisian Model Ashley Radjarame Is Our Current Fashion Crush|magazine=British Vogue|last=Subair|first=Eni|date=18 March 2022|publisher=Condé Nast}} Her maternal grandfather served in the French military, allowing her family to inherit French citizenship and eventually immigrate to France.
She experienced harassment from her peers in her youth for her ethnicity and body.{{cite magazine|url=https://www.vogue.in/fashion/content/puducherry-to-paris-tracing-south-indian-model-ashley-radjarames-steps-from-the-bylanes-of-her-hometown-to-international-runways-cover-story-october|title=Puducherry to Paris: Tracing South Indian model Ashley Radjarame's steps from the bylanes of her hometown to international runways|magazine=Vogue India|date=4 October 2022|last=Kamath|first=Akanksha|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230810232705/https://www.vogue.in/fashion/content/puducherry-to-paris-tracing-south-indian-model-ashley-radjarames-steps-from-the-bylanes-of-her-hometown-to-international-runways-cover-story-october|archive-date=2023-08-10}} She has a younger sister.{{cite web|url=https://www.vogue.in/fashion-insider/content/the-rise-and-rise-of-model-ashley-radjarame|title=The rise and rise of Ashley Radjarame|work=Vogue India|last=Kamath|first=Akanksha|date=24 September 2021}}
Career
She was discovered by casting director Mollie Dendle while working as an intern in London. Her first ever modelling job was a Prada resort campaign, and she debuted as an exclusive in their S/S 2020 fashion show in 2019.{{cite magazine |last=Gupta |first=Garima |date=6 July 2020 |title=Ashley Radjarame on her breakthrough show, life in Paris and her love for thrift shopping |url=https://www.vogue.in/fashion/content/ashley-radjarame-on-her-breakthrough-show-life-in-paris-and-her-love-for-thrift-shopping |magazine=Vogue India}}{{cite magazine|url=https://models.com/oftheminute/?p=132542|title=The Newest Prada Darling Wants More South Asians Faces in the Industry|magazine=models.com|last=Ojo-Felix|first=Irene|date=23 March 2020}}{{cite web|url=https://models.com/work/prada-prada-ss-20-show|title=Prada S/S 2020 Show|website=models.com}} Upon her debut, Vogue chose her as one of the "Top 15 models" of the spring 2020 season.{{cite magazine|url=https://www.vogue.com/slideshow/top-models-of-spring-2020|title=The Top 15 Models of Spring 2020|last=Okwodu|first=Janelle|date=10 October 2019}} She walked for Louis Vuitton's show that season, which took place at the Louvre. She has also walked the runway for Stella McCartney, Lanvin, Jacquemus, Acne Studios, and is ranked as one of the "Top 50" models in the industry by models.com.{{cite web|url=https://models.com/rankings/ui/Top50/35073#35073|title=Top 50 Models|website=models.com}} Ashley has been featured in advertisements for H&M, Ferragamo, Prada, Zara, Louis Vuitton among others.
Ashley has been on the cover of Vogue India, Vogue Czechoslovakia, Vogue Ukraine, and Vogue Poland digital cover.
Personal life
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Category:People from Hauts-de-Seine
Category:French people of Tamil descent