These ramp hotties have all but retired from the runway. Here's hoping they set it on fire a little more often.

They've been ramp scorchers and indispensable to any fashion show, women who literally owned the runway each time they walked it.

Today, most have all but retired and moved on. Some continue to put up special appearances for their designer friends taking us back in time, reminding us of the days when fashion runways weren't meant for movie stars.

Here's taking a sneak peek into some of the biggest models of our times and those we wish desperately would return more often.



Sheetal Mallar

We must confess we have a soft corner for this one.

Having started when she was 16 and 'discovered' by glamour photographer Gautam Rajadhyaksha, Mallar went on to walk for some of the finest designers in India. Today, she has made a successful transition into photography.

Her works reflect beautifully, the loneliness of Mumbai, the city she lives in. The last time we saw her on the runway was a few seasons ago when she closed the Grand Finale for a Rohit Bal show at the Lakme Fashion Week in Mumbai.

Image: Sheetal Mallar

Photographs: Hitesh Harisinghani

Lisa Haydon

Among the younger crop of models we miss sorely on the runway is Lisa Haydon. Sure she puts up an appearance every once in a while -- she stopped the show for Tarun Tahiliani earlier this year -- but we do quite wish to see her more often as a model rather than a showstopper.

Haydon who has been in India for some years now was a regular face on the runways before she tried her hand at cinema without much success. She has recently been engaged to her long-time boyfriend Karan Bhojwani.

So even though we do keep seeing her in the society circuit, we haven’t exactly seen her on the ramp for a while.

Image: Lisa Haydon

Photographs: Hitesh Harisinghani

Jesse Randhawa



If you were a participant in the 1994 Femina Miss India pageant, chances are you'd have been overshadowed by two women who grabbed all the headlines -- Aishwarya Rai and Sushmita Sen. Jesse Randhawa was one among them.

The almost-six-footer, Jesse Randhawa stands taller than many other models and has walked for practically all the top designers in the country. Unlike most runway models, Randhawa also made a foray into television where she participated in Fear Factor: Khatron Ke Khiladi.

Even though her attempts at Bollywood haven't exactly made headlines, Randhawa proved herself as a fine actress in Anurag Kashyap's Gulaal.

Image: Jesse Randhawa

Photographs: Rediff Archives