Sheetal Mallar is an Indian model

Model (person)

A model , sometimes called a mannequin, is a person who is employed to display, advertise and promote commercial products or to serve as a subject of works of art....

 from Mumbai

Mumbai

Mumbai , formerly known as Bombay in English, is the capital of the Indian state of Maharashtra. It is the most populous city in India, and the fourth most populous city in the world, with a total metropolitan area population of approximately 20.5 million...

. She won the Femina Look of the Year

Femina Look of the Year

Femina Look of the Year was held for 5 years from 1994 to 1999 by Femina magazine to select an Indian contestant at the Elite Model Look contest. It was discontinued after 1999 for unknown reasons. Winners include Sheetal Mallar and Carol Gracias who are both noted supermodels in the country...

 in 1994 beating Madhu Sapre

Madhu Sapre

Madhu Sapre is an Indian model from Maharashtra.-Early life:Sapre was born in Nagpur, into a Maharashtrian family which moved to Mumbai after her birth...

 and Elite Look of the Year, also in 1994.

Early life

Born in Mumbai, India to Vassanti and her father was a lawyer her grandpa ( Mr.Subppa Poojari & Ms.Girija)) & ( [Mr. Sankappa Kotian] & Mrs. Lalita). She was raised in a liberal household, her parents hail from Padubidri

Padubidri

Padubidri or Padubidre is a small town in coastal district of Udupi in Karnataka state, India.Padubidri is on way from Udupi to Mangalore route. National Highway 17 passes through Padubidri. Padubidri is famous for ritual Dakkebali, which is held every two years...

, Mangalore

Mangalore

Mangalore is the chief port city of the Indian state of Karnataka. It is located about west of the state capital, Bangalore. Mangalore lies between the Arabian Sea and the Western Ghat mountain ranges, and is the administrative headquarters of the Dakshina Kannada district in south western...

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She went to Canossa Convent, Mumbai, pursued her B.Com at Sydenham College

Sydenham College

Sydenham College or Sydenham College of Commerce and Economics is the first college of commerce in Asia.It is an institute in Mumbai , affiliated to the University of Bombay, and offering undergraduate degrees in commerce and undergraduate and postgraduate degrees in management...

, Mumbai, and discontinued in her third Year.

Modeling career

Mallar was discovered by the photographer Gautam Rajadhyaksha for Danabhai Jewelers. She was placed among the 12 finalists in the Elite supermodel contest held in 1994 and worked for Armani and Fendi

Fendi

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. She endorsed many brands over the years like Maybelline

Maybelline

Maybelline is an American makeup brand sold worldwide and owned by L'Oréal. Their motto is Maybe she's born with it. Maybe it's Maybelline.-History:...

, McDowells, LG Electronics, Gold Flake, Grasim Suitings, Motorola

Motorola

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, the latest Tata Indigo Marina and Wildstone. She is the face of Maybelline cosmetics

Personal life

Sheetal Mallar was married to an Italian tennis player, Mose Navarra

Mose Navarra

Mosé Navarra is a tennis player from Italy.Navarra turned professional in 1993. The left-hander reached his highest individual ranking on the ATP Tour on June 14, 1999, when he became the number 119 in the world. As of August, 2009, Navarra is still active as an occasional doubles...

for three years.