India's Next Top Model‬, ‪Winner‬‬

'India's Next Top Model' picks Ahmedabad's Riya Subodh as winner



MUMBAI: Riya Subodh, who hails from Ahmedabad, has been chosen as the "Indian Next Top Model" of the third season.

Sabita Karki and Shweta Raj emerged as the first and second runners-up respectively.

With the theme of "Fashion gets tough", this season not only transformed the lives of many young girls but also provided with the trust to own the world.

The actress-turned-actress and actress Anil Dandekar and grooming expert Neeraj Gaba reprising their roles as mentors.

"I am saying this because of all the contestants, I was the only one who had no experience of the big fashion world in big cities like Mumbai," Riya said in a statement.

"The biggest highlight for me was the photoshoot with Milind Sir and Malaika Ma'am When I decided to take part in 'India's Next Top Model', I knew that this was going to change my life forever so when judges announced my name as the winner I had all the memories coming back.

"As I look back, I must say that this would not have been possible without my parent's support, and special thanks to the makers of the show who gave me the new identity of a model," she added.

Before the ultimate battle of fashion, the show's top three faces - Riya, Shweta, and Sabita, got the chance to shoot for the OPPO 2018 calendar.

After the photoshoot, Anusha and Gaba surprised the finalists by getting their family members and friends.

The season's last photoshoot was a family portrait.

While Shweta and Riya's family members were present for the shoot, Sabita's parents could not make it. Gaba and Anusha stepped in and posed with her as her family.

Singer Monica Dogra also performed live.


The episode was aired on MTV on Saturday.