Ananya Panday becomes Chanel’s first-ever brand ambassador from India

Ananya Panday
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French luxurious model Chanel on Wednesday (April 16) named Bollywood star Ananya Panday as its first-ever model ambassador from India. This comes after Ananya made her presence felt on the Chanel Spring/Summer 2025 show in Paris.

A star who’s finest identified for her performances in movies similar to Gehraiyaan (2022), Kho Gaye Hum Kahan (2023), and CTRL (2024), and the comedy collection Name Me Bae (2024), Ananya has undoubtedly change into a vogue icon for Gen Z. Her Instagram account, adopted by 25.9 million individuals, options a number of photoshoots by which the star might be seen carrying Chanel.

The luxurious home, in a press release to The Enterprise of Trend, mentioned, “Ananya characterises a technology of evolving tastes and fiercely unbiased identities who navigate the world with their curiosities. Her values resonate with Chanel, making her the proper option to signify the home.”

Put up the announcement, Ananya expressed her pleasure in an Instagram publish, writing,”Past grateful and excited for my journey with @chanelofficial. The primary ever model ambassador for and from India. Desires actually do come true.”

Many celebrities, together with Samantha Ruth Prabhu, Karan Johar, Zoya Akhtar, Shanaya Kapoor, Farah Khan Kunder, Badshah, Khushi Kapoor, Guneet Monga and Ananya’s sister and influencer Alanna Panday, commented on her publish.

Apparently, Ananya can also be the model ambassador of worldwide manufacturers similar to Swarovski, Jimmy Choo, Lakmé, Beats and Timex.

Ananya joins the lengthy checklist of Indian celebrities who’ve change into model ambassadors of worldwide manufacturers. Actor Sonam Kapoor is related to Dior and Alia Bhatt is the ambassador of Gucci, whereas Deepika Padukone turned the first-ever Indian ambassador for Louis Vuitton. Aiswarya Rai, however, has been the worldwide ambassador for L’Oréal for many years.