Ayyan (model)
| Ayyan ايان | |
|---|---|
 Ayyan modeling during Fashion Week in Pakistan 2012 | |
| Born |
Ayyan Ali 30 July 1993[1] Dubai, UAE |
| Nationality | Pakistani |
| Occupation | Model |
| Years active | 2009–present |
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)[2] |
| Website |
ayyanworld |
Ayyan (Urdu: ایان, born Ayyan Ali on July 30, 1993 in Dubai, UAE), is a Pakistani model. She started modeling in 2010 and won the title of Best Female Emerging Model.[3] She was nominated four times for the Lux Style Awards.[4] In 2013, she clarified that she only wanted to be publicly referred to as "Ayyan" and not "Ayyan Ali".[5]
Career
Ayyan started her career as a model at the age of sixteen.[3][5] She started modeling in 2010 and won the title of Best Female Emerging Model.[3] She was nominated four times for the Lux Style Awards.[4] She has worked with fashion designers including Hassan Sheheryar Yasin, Karma, Chinyere (Bareeze) and Gul Ahmed.
In 2010, Ayyan was awarded the title of Calvin Klein ‘Beauty of the Year 2010’.[6] Later she became their brand ambassador. That same year she was nominated for best female emerging model for the Lux Style Awards and in 2011 she was one of the nominations for Best Female Model by Lux again.
She won the best female model award for 2012 at Pakistan media Awards.[7] Her music video and single called You and I was released on the occasion of Eid in July 2014 was panned by the critics.[8]
Charges and Arrest
On 14 March 2015, the Pakistan Airport Security Forces arrested Ayyan and charged her with money laundering. She was boarding a flight to UAE from Benazir International Airport in Islamabad. Ayyan was off to Dubai through a private airline when Airport Security Force (ASF) checked her luggage on the counter and discovered US $506,800.[9] She was presented before a customs judge who sent her on a fourteen-day judicial remand. She was then taken to a medical facility for examination.[10] The $500,000 in her suitcase exceeded the legal limit of cash that can be carried out of Pakistan, which is $10,000.[11] During interrogation she allegedly named several Pakistani politicians and models involved in money laundering.[12] On 16 July 2015, Ayyan was released from jail on bail.[13][14]
Awards and nominations
Following are the awards and nominations for Ayyan.[15]
| Year | Award | Category | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | U.S. Consulate General ‘Women’s Day,. | Best Model | Won |
| 2010 | Lux Style Awards | Best Emerging Female Model | Nominated |
| 2011 | Lux Style Awards | Best Female Model | Nominated |
| Miss Calvin Klein Beauty | Miss Calvin Klein | Won | |
| 2012 | Lux Style Awards | Best Female Model | Nominated |
| Pakistan Media Awards | Best Female Model | Won | |
| 2013 | Lux Style Awards | Best Female Model | Nominated |
| Hum Awards | Best Female Model | Won | |
| Beauty Awards | Miss Photogenic | Nominated | |
| Beauty Awards | Best Skin | Nominated | |
| Beauty Awards | Beauty Of The Year | Nominated | |
| Veet Awards | Veet Awards | Won | |
| Express Tribune Awards | Best Female Model | Won | |
| 2014 | Pakistan Media Awards | Beauty icon of the year | Won |
| Pakistan Media Awards | Best Female Model | Won | |
| Beauty icon of the year | Woman’s Day | Won | |
References
- ↑ "The Gorgeous Ayyan Turns 20 Today". fashioncentral.pk. 30 July 2013. Retrieved 27 November 2015.
- ↑ "Model Ayyan Biography, Wiki and Picture Updates". profashionism.com.
- 1 2 3 "Ayyan won "Best female model award" at PMA 2012". AAJ TV. 9 January 2013. Retrieved 25 February 2013.
- 1 2 "Ayaan: Pakistan's next top model". The Express Tribune. 4 September 2011. Retrieved 25 February 2013.
- 1 2 "Fashion Model Ayyan Calls For Correction of Her Name". fashioncentral.pk. 9 July 2013. Retrieved 27 November 2015.
- ↑ "Ayyan titled as Calvin Klein ‘Beauty of the Year’". fashioncentral.pk. Retrieved 30 March 2015.
- ↑ "Ayyan Wins Best Female Model Award at PMA 2012". fashioncentral.pk. Retrieved 30 March 2015.
- ↑ Ayesha K Khan. "Model Ayyan tries (and fails) with 'You and I'". dawn.com. Retrieved 30 March 2015.
- ↑ "Detained model spills ‘money-laundering’ beans". The Nation (Pakistan). 15 March 2015. Retrieved 21 May 2015.
- ↑ "Supermodel Ayyan sent on 14-day judicial remand in money laundering case - Pakistan - Dunya News". dunyanews.tv. Retrieved 30 March 2015.
- ↑ "Ayyan Ali: Supermodel in a Pakistani jail". BBC News. 5 April 2015.
- ↑ "Politicians, models involved in money trade, says Ayyan". khaleejtimes.com. April 2015.
- ↑ "Ayyan Ali, Pakistan’s top model, freed from prison on bail". The National (Abu Dhabi). Associated Press. 17 July 2015. Retrieved 27 November 2015.
- ↑ "Ayyan Ali's trial: The ‘model’ coverage". Herald (Pakistan). 13 February 2016. Retrieved 14 February 2016.
- ↑ "Ayyan – Awards". ayyan.net. Retrieved 30 March 2015.