Dipti Sharma is an Indian fashion model and beauty pageant finalist. Sharma debuted as an exclusive for

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's S/S 2018 show, which she closed, and is the first Indian model to appear in their campaign.

Early life

Sharma was born in Rudrapur, in the Indian state of

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Career

She was studying English at

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when she entered the Campus Princess 2015 beauty pageant. Although she did not win Campus Princess she was a finalist and won the title of 'Miss Rampwalk'. Sharma then entered the

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contest in 2015, which she won. Sharma then went on to compete in

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for the international

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title. She was unplaced in the international contest which was won by Anouk Thijssen. Sharma's hair was cut into her signature bowl cut by hairstylist Holli Smith for the Balenciaga S/S 2018 show. Sharma has been featured in magazines such as ''Crash'', ''

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'' and ''Harper's Bazaar Russia''.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Sharma, Dipti Living people Female models from Uttarakhand 1994 births People from Udham Singh Nagar district Indian expatriates in the United States