Biography

Pooja Mor, the Indian model who comes from Uttar Pradesh has walked the ramp on an International level for Louis Vuitton Cruise in 2015. She was born in Uttar Pradesh but, she has completed her education in Ahmedabad. While she was studying Engineering there, she took part in a beauty competition at her university. She won the competition. This is when her interest in modelling started. She was not sure how her parents would react to her decision because they never wanted her to become a model. In an interview, she said, My parents didnt want me to become a model. They felt that the profession was for the fickle-minded and that it did not promise a sustainable career or source of income..After she completed her B. Tech. (Engineering), she lied to her parents about going to Delhi. She told them that she was going on a vacation but, she instead went to Delhi for modelling.Pooja`s brother Sudhir used to give her money for portfolios while she was in Delhi. She had only told him about her modelling interest.In 2012, she won Clean & Clear Ahmedabad Times Fresh Face.In 2013, she participated in another show Indian Princess 2013 which she did not win.She then started working as a freelance model in Delhi. She would face some difficulties while shooting. Some of them did not give her the payment after the shoot, she was asked to remove her beauty spots, some of them threatened her.In 2014, a Mumbai-based agency, Amina Creative Management, contacted her and asked her to sign a contract. She signed the contract because now she could focus just on modelling and did not have to find shoots for herself. She moved to Mumbai for further opportunities. She did modelling in Mumbai for some time, and then one of her friends, who was working with Elite Model Management agency in New York, took a photo of Pooja and posted it on Instagram. In 2015, a New York-based agency, Elite Model Management, contacted her and asked her to move to New York.In 2014, she was featured in Grazia magazine, Harper`s Bazaar magazine, Cosmopolitan, and Femina magazine. She was also seen on the cover of Femina, Harper`s Bazaar and Grazia magazine in the same year. Pooja Mor featured in Grazia Magazine (2014) Pooja Mor featured in Harper`s Bazaar Magazine (2014) Pooja Mor featured in Cosmopolitan Magazine(2014) Pooja Mor featured in Femina Magazine (2014) Pooja Mor on the cover of Harper`s Bazaar Magazine Pooja Mor on the cover of Grazia Magazine Pooja Mor on the cover of Femina Magazine.In 2016, she got a chance to walk in the Givenchy. She walked the ramp but while she was walking, her foot twisted and she fell down. She picked herself up and completed her walk. In her blog [3]Pooja Mor- Blog Page, she talked about what gave her strength to complete the walk, she said, First, thanks to the two gentlemen who were kindhearted enough to help me get up. Second, my mom always said, If you start something, finish it until the end, be like a straight line reaching towards your goal. So I have never known to quit halfway. Pooja Mor`s walk-in Givenchy.She was also featured on the cover of Vogue Magazine in 2016. Pooja Mor on the cover of Vogue Magazine (2016).