Lakshmi Menon is an Indian model who is making her mark in the international fashion scene since 2006. Recently, she became the first Indian model to ever pose in the Pirelli Calendar for 2011 since the last 38 years. Lakshmi started modelling merely to have some pocket money while she was studying at Bangalore University in Sociology, but it seemed she could do so much more with her modelling career. Very soon, she was offered to work on the international front. She was also awarded "This Year's Model Crown" by Vogue for 2008.
However, the 28 year old Indian model had to take up a challenge in order to pose for Pirelli Calendar. She had to pose nude for the calendar. Many Indian models have done so before also for various shoots and so did she but on a much more recognized platform.
Photographer Karl Lagerfeld has snapped the model when she flaunted her assets alongside models Erin Wasson and Bianca Balti. It has been shot at Lagerfeld’s Paris studio. The calendar is based on Greek and Roman mythology themes. After this shoot, Lakshmi has joined the league of many other renowned international models like Jeneil Williams, Erin Wasson, Lara Stone, Freja Beha, Heidi Mount, Anja Rubik, Magdenlena Frackowiak, Iris Strubegger and many others.
