Meet Maleesha Kharwa, 14YO Girl From Dharavi Who Is Now The Face Of A Luxury Beauty Brand!

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Meet Maleesha Kharwa, 14YO Girl From Dharavi Who Is Now The Face Of A Luxury Beauty Brand!

Who said only the rich can fulfil their dreams? If you have sheer grit and determination to not give up on your dreams no matter what the struggle, no one can stop you from being successful. If you think this is just a bit of motivational speech, then this 14-year-old girl’s story will actually make you believe it. Maleesha Kharwa, a young girl hailing from the Dharavi Slum of Mumbai has smashed all barriers, and has gone on to become the face of the beauty brand Forest Essentials!

 

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Maleesha Kharwa is the face of the Yuvati Collection of Forest Essentials. A video shared by the brand in April unveiled Maleesha as the new face of the collection that aims at empowering young minds. In the video, Maleesha Kharwa is visibly shocked and delighted to see her face on the brand’s products as she enters the store. She is dressed in her school uniform and poses with posters with her face!

 

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This move by the brand is widely appreciated by internet users who went ahead to say that it was refreshing to see a non-celebrity person be the brand’s face. Many also showered love and blessings on Maleesha, and wished for all of her dreams to come true.

The young model first caught the attention of Hollywood actor and director Robert Hoffman. In a birthday post dedicated to Hoffman, Maleesha called him his friend, brother and manager.

 

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In her Instagram, bio, Maleesha Kharwa wrote that even though people say she lives in a slum, she loves her life. She hopes to become a supermodel to help her family eat, Malessah’s bio further read. The 14-year-old’s IG feed is pictures and videos of her collaboration with the brand and her day-to-day struggles.

 

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We are so glad that Malessah Kharwa is seeing her dreams getting fulfilled. Her humility is quite heartwarming as well as she still continues to lead her old life alongside being a model.

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