Diandra Soares

Diandra Soares is an Indian model, fashion designer and television host. She is mostly famous for her bold looks on the ramp. She was a contestant in the reality show Bigg Boss 8 in 2014.

Early life Soares was born to a middle-class family in Bandra, Maharashtra. Her family never had any relation with the modelling world. After having schooling at Bombay, she pursued her education from St. Xaviers. Madhu Sapre was the former Indian model who inspired Soares in modelling.

Personal life Diandra was in a relationship with Gautam Gulati during her stay inside the Bigg Boss house.

Modelling career Soares has been active in the field of modelling since the age of 14. Her first assignment was for Tips and Toes and her first show was for McDowell's. In 1995, she was crowned as Miss Bombay, and that helped her to get contracts from various leading brands like Dinesh Suitings, VIP Lingeries, Tillsbury whiskey. She has walked for many international fashion shows in her career which were conducted by Gucci, Leonard Paris, Emanuel Ungaro, Sonia Rykiel, and Miami Fashion Show.

Soares is noted for her bald looks on the ramp. Designers opened and closed the shows with Soares in the Lakme Fashion Week. In September 2013, she shaved her head again. Soares commented that it was done for religious reasons and by going bald she felt spiritually empowered. She also added that her bald head might prevent her entry to many fashion weeks. She once again shaved her head during her session in Big Boss 8.

Media career Soares was a contestant in the popular celebrity stunt show Fear Factor: Khatron Ke Khiladi in its 4th season in 2011. She became one of the popular contestants and survived to the end and became the second runner up. Soares became a contestant on the Indian TV reality show Bigg Boss in its eighth season which started airing in September 2014 on Colors. She was evicted after 12 weeks on 14 December 2014 (Day 84). In 2016, Diandra made a web series called 'Do It Like Diandra'. The web series focused on her style from makeup to accessories

Television Year Name Role Notes Ref 2008 Get Gorgeous 5 Judge 2011 Fear Factor: Khatron Ke Khiladi 4 Contestant Finalist (2nd runner up) 2012 Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa 5 Guest To support Shibani Dandekar 2013 Life Mein Ek Baar Contestant Along with Rochelle Rao 2014 Bigg Boss 8 Evicted Day 84 2015 Farah Ki Dawat Along with Ajaz Khan & Sambhavna Seth Killerr Karaoke Atka Toh Latkah Along with Sana Khan, Sara Khan & Mahek Chahal 2016 Bigg Boss 10 Guest Along with Aamir Ali 2016Love, Life & Screw Ups!!!MansiAppeared for 3 episodes

Web Year Name Role Notes 2017 Alisha Alfia Romani Episodic role2020X Zone Lisa --2021Lights! Camera! Murder! on MX Player

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