Ayu Gani

Indonesian model

Ayu Gani
Born
Ayu Lestari Putri Gani

(1991-08-13) 13 August 1991 (age 33)
Surakarta, Central Java, Indonesia
OccupationModel
Years active2011–present
Modeling information
Height173 cm (5 ft 8 in)[1]
Hair colorDark brown
Eye colorBrown

Ayu Lestari Putri Gani (born 13 August 1991)[2] is an Indonesian fashion model. She is best known for winning the third cycle of Asia's Next Top Model and became the first Indonesian to win the show.[3][4]

Early life

Gani was born to ethnic Chinese parents in Surakarta in Central Java, Indonesia, before she moved to Yogyakarta. She studied at Sanata Dharma University majoring in English literature, and received a scholarship from Cincinnati, Ohio, for one year because of her talent in music. After that, she finally moved back to Jakarta and is now studying fashion business at LaSalle College Jakarta.[5][6]

Pre-show career

Gani began her career when she joined a modelling competition called "Wajah Femina", where she was awarded "The Most Favorite" title. After that, she walked in several fashion shows around Indonesia and became the icon of Jakarta Fashion Week 2012. She has also been featured in numerous magazine covers, spreads, and interviews like Surface Magazine, Femina Indonesia, Grazia, Nylon, HighEnd, and Harper's Bazaar Singapore as the winner of Asia's Next Top Model (season 3). She has also modeled for Zalora.[7]

Asia's Next Top Model

Gani was one of the fourteen contestants on the third season of Asia's Next Top Model. She was one of three contestants representing Indonesia, the others being Tahlia Raji and Rani Ramadhany. She received three best photo or first call-outs in weeks 2, 6 and 12 – the second highest number after Monika Sta. Maria with four. She won the competition against Sta. Maria and Aimee Cheng-Bradshaw, winning a Subaru XV STI, a cover of Harper's Bazaar Singapore, a contract Storm Model Management in London and a campaign with TRESemmé.[8][9]

Post Asia's Next Top Model Career

Since Asia's Next Top Model, Gani has landed several jobs in Europe for commercial photo shoots and magazine spreads, as well as The Body Shop winter campaign.[citation needed] In 2017, she collaborated with Indonesian fashion brand Minimal.[10][11] In 2021, she appeared in reality competition show Indonesia's Next Top Model, where she became a judge for two cycles.[citation needed]

References

  1. ^ "Ayu Gani". Retrieved 20 October 2015.
  2. ^ "Ayu Gani set to take on the world - National - The Jakarta Post".
  3. ^ "Gani - Asia's Next Top Model Season 3". asntm3.com. Archived from the original on 10 June 2015. Retrieved 10 June 2015.
  4. ^ "Indonesian model Ayu Gani win 'Asia's Next Top Model'". thejakartapost.com. Archived from the original on 18 June 2015. Retrieved 18 June 2015.
  5. ^ "Ayu Gani ke Jakarta demi Cita-cita". femina.co.id. Retrieved 12 June 2015.
  6. ^ "Ayu Gani, dari Anak Mami jadi Finalist Asia's Next Top Model". tempo.co. 12 June 2015. Retrieved 12 June 2015.
  7. ^ "Ayu Lestari Putri Gani". wajahfemina.co.id. Archived from the original on 13 June 2015. Retrieved 10 June 2015.
  8. ^ "Ayu Gani Masuk Final Asia's Next Top Model : Selalu Grogi". tempo.co. Retrieved 12 June 2015.
  9. ^ "Ayu Gani hailed winner of Asia's Next Top Model". Philstar.com. Retrieved 18 June 2015.
  10. ^ "Terjun ke Industri Fashion, Ayu Gani Kolaborasi dengan Label Minimal". Wolipop.detik.com. Retrieved 25 November 2017.
  11. ^ "Kolaborasi Minimal dengan Ayu Gani". Okezone.com. 7 October 2015. Retrieved 25 November 2017.
Awards and achievements
Preceded by Asia's Next Top Model
2015 (season 3) 		Succeeded by