Ashley Radjarame | |
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Born | 1999 (age 24–25) Île-de-France, France |
Modelling information | |
Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in) [1] |
Hair colour | Black |
Eye colour | Brown |
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Ashley Radjarame (born 18 October 1999) is a French fashion model of Tamil Indian heritage.[1]
Ashley was born in the Parisian suburb of Rueil-Malmaison to Tamil parents who were originally from Puducherry.[4] Her maternal grandfather served in the French military, allowing her family to inherit French citizenship and eventually immigrate to France.[5]
She experienced harassment from her peers in her youth for her ethnicity and body.[5] She has a younger sister.[6]
She was discovered by casting director Mollie Dendle while working as an intern in London.[4] 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.[7][8][9] Upon her debut, Vogue chose her as one of the "Top 15 models" of the spring 2020 season.[10] She walked for Louis Vuitton's show that season, which took place at the Louvre.[7] 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.[11] Ashley has been featured in advertisements for H&M, Ferragamo, Prada, Zara, Louis Vuitton among others.[11][8]
Ashley has been on the cover of Vogue India, Vogue Czechoslovakia, Vogue Ukraine,[4] and Vogue Poland digital cover.
Radjarame visits India annually to see her extended family and engage in Indian culture. On her bicultural heritage, she considers herself "Indian before being French".[7]