South Asian models have always had a place in fashion, but up until recently fashion’s lag in diversity meant only a select few were able to make their way past the glass ceiling. Models like Lakshmi Menon and Ujjwala Raut were game changers when they first arrived on the runways of Milan and Paris, but now a new generation of Indian models has emerged to follow in their footsteps. Get to know five such rising stars in the slideshow above.
—Janelle Okwodu, Style.com