Ujjwala Raut is an India

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Career

Raut was a 17-year-old commerce student when she became the winner of Femina Look of the Year at the Feminia Miss India 1996 contest. She was also among the Top 15 in Elite Model Look of the Year in Nice

Nice

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. She walked the catwalk for numerous high-end fashion shows, including Yves Saint-Laurent, Roberto Cavalli

Roberto Cavalli

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, Hugo Boss

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, Cynthia Rowley

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, Diane von Furstenberg

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, Dolce & Gabbana

Dolce & Gabbana

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, Betsey Johnson

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, Gucci

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, Valentino

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, Oscar de la Renta

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, and Emilio Pucci

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, Victoria's Secret

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 Fashion Show. She has also posed for advertisements of Dolce & Gabbana

Dolce & Gabbana

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, Gap

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, H&M

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, Pianegonda, Roberto Cavalli

Roberto Cavalli

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, and Yves Saint-Laurent. Raut has graced the covers of ELLE

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, Time

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, L'Officiel Magazine, Tank, and WWD.

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