Feroze Gujral
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Feroze Gujral
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Feroze Gujral 1965 India |
| Spouse(s) | Mohit Gujral |
| Children | Armaan Gujral, Alaiia Gujral |
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| Height | 167 cm (5 ft 6 in) |
| Hair color | brown |
| Eye color | brown |
Feroze Gujral is a philanthropist, art aficionado, businesswoman, columnist and media personality. Nominated one of India’s most beautiful women, she started her career as a fashion model, going on to become an international style icon, with a slew of style and beauty awards to her name.She presently runs two philanthropic organizations – the Gujral Foundation, founded in 2008 along with her husband Mohit Gujral, which primarily funds public projects on art, architecture, design and culture, and Outset India, a chapter of Outset UK, the contemporary art fund founded in 2001. She is on the founding board of Elle magazine and brand ambassador for Burberry India. She writes on lifestyle for Elle, Indian Express, Financial Chronicle, Vogue, Conde Nast Traveller, Marie Claire and Seminar
Feroze’s mother Viqar Ewari is half-Indian and half-British while her father George Ewari is half-Indian and half-Arab. She has two siblings – a brother, Hanut, and a sister, Anisha. Though rooted in the traditional Hyderabadi culture of the nawabs of yore, Feroze has had a cosmopolitan upbringing, having lived in many countries including Egypt, France and the United Kingdom.She is married into the Gujral family, to the well-known architect Mohit Gujral who is currently Vice-Chairman of DLF, one of India’s largest real estate company. Mohit is the son of the renowned painter Satish Gujral who is the elder brother of former Prime Minister of India, I.K. Gujral. Feroze and Mohit have two children – a son, Armaan, and a daughter, Alaiia, both currently studying in the US.
Feroze attended the Lawrence School, Sanawar, where she was the deputy head girl and won a President’s medal. She was a keen sportswoman, her skills extending today to golfing, diving, swimming, skiing, squash and shooting. She graduated from the Lady Shri Ram College, New Delhi. She has also studied Law.
Feroze Gujral became a model at the age of 18, launching over 60 well-known brands in the 1990s including Palmolive, Lakme, Raymonds, Emami, Fair and Lovely, Black Velvet Whisky and Red and White cigarettes. One of her first advertisements, along with filmmaker Shekhar Kapur, was for Digjam Suitings. She has graced numerous magazine covers including Elle and Vogue and was the only Indian model to be featured on the cover of the newsmagazine, India Today. She has been the lead model and showstopper for designers such as Rohit Khosla, JJ Valaya, Kavita Bhartia and Suneet Varma and has made a few guest appearances in Bollywood films too. She has also anchored a television show titled ‘Tonight with Feroze’ in which she conducted interviews with well-known politicians, focusing on their softer side.
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