Hyderabad's Bhavitha Mandava has become the first Indian model to open a Chanel show. Last week, she opened Chanel's Métiers d'art 2026 show by Matthieu Blazy at a New York subway. Taking to Instagram, the 25-year-old shared a video of her parents' emotional reaction to her achievement. Bhavitha, an architecture graduate, moved to New York to pursue Master's from NYU.