At a glance
Key facts.
- Born
- 3 February 2000 (age 26)
- Birthplace
- Hyderabad, India
- Height
- 175 cm (5 ft 9 in)
- Nationality
- India
- Focus
- Runway / campaigns
- @bhavithamandava
Birth date, birthplace and height from Wikidata (Q137647653), retrieved .
The perspective
A profile to explore.
Why she is on the watch
Mandava is widely reported as the first Indian model to open a Chanel show. Her runway debut came at Bottega Veneta under Blazy; within a year she was central to his Chanel casting and, in March 2026, a house ambassador — a role Chanel has historically given to its defining runway faces.
The record
Selected milestones.
Opened Chanel’s Métiers d’art 2026 show, Matthieu Blazy’s first for the house, in a disused New York subway station
Read the original source ↗Ranked first in FashionUnited’s list of the leading female runway models of the year
Read the original source ↗Named a Chanel house ambassador
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Dates refer to the work or the source publication, where stated. Historical milestones do not imply new bookings.
Read further
Sources & context.
- Wikipedia — Bhavitha Mandava ↗
- Dazed — first Indian model to open a Chanel show, December 2025 ↗
- Complex — named a Chanel house ambassador, March 2026 ↗
- FashionUnited — top 10 female runway models 2026 ↗
- Premier Model Management — portfolio ↗
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