Ujjwala Raut

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Ujjwala Raut
Ujjwala Raut.jpg
Raut in June 2012
Born (1978-06-11) 11 June 1978 (age 47)
Children1
Relatives Sonali Raut (sister)
Modeling information
Height1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Hair colorBlack
Eye colorBrown
Agency
  • Brave Model Management (Milan) [1]

Ujjwala Raut (born 11 June 1978) is an Indian Supermodel. [2] [3] She is considered one of India's first supermodels [4] [5] .

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Career

Ujjwala Raut in 2019 Ujjwala Raut (March, 2019).jpg
Ujjwala Raut in 2019

Raut was a 17-year-old commerce student when she won "Femina Look of the Year" at the Femina Miss India 1996 contest. [2] She was also among the top fifteen in the 1996 Elite Model Look contest in Nice. [6] [7] She walked the runway for, among others: Yves Saint-Laurent, Roberto Cavalli, Hugo Boss, Cynthia Rowley, Diane von Furstenberg, Dolce & Gabbana, Betsey Johnson, Gucci, Givenchy, Valentino, Oscar de la Renta, and Emilio Pucci, and the Victoria's Secret Fashion Show. [8]

She was the first Indian to appear as the face of Yves Saint Laurent (designer) [9]

She was also among the first Indians to have walked for the Victoria's Secret Fashion Show, having done so twice, in 2002 and 2003 [10] . In 2012, she co-hosted and judged the Kingfisher Calendar Hunt with model Milind Soman. [11]

She has acted in a Hindi Language Bollywood movie Sanam Teri Kasam (2016 film) [12] [13]

Personal life

Her father was a Deputy Commissioner in Mumbai Police [14] . She was married to Maxwell Sterry on 19 June 2004 [15] and the couple divorced in 2011. They have one daughter named Ksha. [16] [17] [18]

Television

NameYearRoleChannel
MTV Supermodel of the Year [19] [20] 2019Mentor MTV India

References

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  2. 1 2 "OC Interview: OPEN CHEST Interview with supermodel Ujjwala Raut". Celebrity Hollywood Bollywood Blog. 1 June 2006. Archived from the original on 30 April 2019. Retrieved 30 April 2019.
  3. Tewari, Bandana (8 July 2024). "Ujjwala Raut on the abandonment of hustle culture and surrendering to the codes of soft living". Vogue India. Retrieved 29 July 2025.
  4. "Ujjwala Raut: 'The definition of supermodel is not interpreted correctly in India'". The Indian Express. 10 June 2024. Retrieved 29 July 2025.
  5. Ghosal, Sharmistha (18 July 2024). "Supermodel Ujjwala Raut poses in 3 exclusive looks for Indulge as she explains what's ailing the modelling industry here". Indulgexpress. Retrieved 29 July 2025.
  6. "Biography Of Ujjwala Raut India's First Super Model | Ujjwala Raut The Show Stopper". Archived from the original on 31 May 2014. Retrieved 5 May 2014.
  7. Ujjwala Raut – Fashion Models – Bellazon
  8. "Ujjwala Raut: Here's what the 40-year-old supermodel of the 90s is doing now". mid-day. Retrieved 30 April 2019.
  9. Bhattacharya, Roshmila (25 August 2011). "I had to protect my daughter: Ujjwala Raut". www.hindustantimes.com/. Archived from the original on 15 November 2017. Retrieved 29 July 2025.
  10. Team, DNA Web. "Who is Ujjwala Raut, India's first supermodel now reportedly dating IPL founder and Sushmita Sen's 'ex beau' Lalit Modi?". DNA India. Retrieved 1 August 2025.
  11. "Indian supermodel Ujjwala Raut's hot bikini photos will ring a bell of romance in your heart! Here's proof | Entertainment News". www.timesnownews.com. Retrieved 30 April 2019.
  12. "Ujjwala Raut | Actress". IMDb. Retrieved 1 August 2025.
  13. "Sanam Teri Kasam (2016) - Full Cast & Crew". movieslist.best. Retrieved 1 August 2025.
  14. Team, DNA Web. "Who is Ujjwala Raut, India's first supermodel now reportedly dating IPL founder and Sushmita Sen's 'ex beau' Lalit Modi?". DNA India. Retrieved 1 August 2025.
  15. Bhattacharya, Roshmila. "I had to protect my daughter: Ujjwala Raut". Hindustan Times. Archived from the original on 27 January 2012. Retrieved 26 September 2014.
  16. "Ujjwala Raut, The Super Model Of The Past And Her Biography - Odiha News". 11 June 2021. Retrieved 29 April 2022.
  17. "Ugly break-up for India's first supermodel". The Independent. 23 August 2009. Retrieved 30 April 2019.
  18. "My life revolves around my daughter Ksha, says Ujjwala Raut". DNA. Retrieved 9 April 2020.
  19. "Supermodel of the Year: Milind Soman and Ujjwala Raut's photoshoot is every bit steamy". India TV. 24 January 2020. Retrieved 9 April 2020.
  20. "MTV launches Supermodel of the Year". Telly Chakkar. 18 December 2019. Retrieved 25 December 2019.