Hyderabad-born model Bhavitha Mandava wins Instagram Rings Award

Bhavitha Mandava, a 26-year-old Hyderabad-raised former architecture student, has been named among 25 global winners of Instagram's Rings Award 2026. Scouted at a New York subway station in September 2024 by Matthieu Blazy, then Bottega Veneta's creative director, she has since walked for top fashion houses, opened a Chanel runway show and become a Chanel House Ambassador.