
FORD SUPER MODEL CONTEST
Bipasha Basu, Mickey Mehta's prodigy is the latest stunner to take to Bollywood
like a duck to water. With the releases of Raaz & Jism, a psycho thriller, Bipasha has made her presence felt in the world of Hindi movies. She stepped in her dainty sandals into the big bad world of modeling . Hers was the face that launched Lakme, Pantene, and Benz. Then came the controversial Calida Commercial. Controversies hounded her. But she bore it all and dazzled the world with her Close Up smile'
A friend coaxed Bipasha into participating for the zonal rounds of the Ford Super Model contest. She went on to win the Tulips Miss Super Vivacious in the same contest ably trained by Mickey Mehta. Life was not the same for her again. Spotted by the world famous photographer, Steven Mizhel, she featured in Vogue magazine.
Winner of the Godrej Cinthol Supermodel contest in 1996, Bipasha Basu has catwalked for several leading Indian designers, besides featuring in commercials such as Thumbs Up, Close Up.