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Bhavitha Mandava was discovered on the subway. Then she walked a Chanel runway
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Indian model Bhavitha Mandava opened the Chanel Metiers d’Art show in New York City in a subway station.
PHOTOS: CHANEL
Alisha Haridasani Gupta
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NEW YORK – As far as origin stories go, Bhavitha Mandava’s seems plucked out of fiction.
In the summer of 2024, she was doing what most college students do: studying late at the library, working a campus job and applying for internships.
