Viral video: 15-year-old Indian model rises from the slum, becomes face of luxury brand

With over 225,000 followers on Instagram, Maleesha Kharwa, a luxury beauty brand model has a truly inspiring story.

Discovered by Robert Hoffman in 2020, Kharwa, at the tender age of 15 has been in multiple modelling campaigns and has featured in a short film.

In a short video on Instagram, the teen model has said that she used to live in a small hut by the sea, but she now lives in a slum.

The model's Instagram bio is a testament to the the hardships she has had to face. "People say I live in a slum but I love my life! I hope to be a supermodel to help my family eat," says her inspiring bio.

Kharwa is now the face of a luxury brand called 'Forest Essentials' and in a video on Instagram, she is seen walking into a store with her face plastered across the showroom.

Take a look at her reaction:

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