Renee Kujur
Indian fashion model (born 1986)
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Renee Kujur is an Indian fashion model.[2] She is known as a doppelganger to international R&B singer Rihanna.[3] She is also called Rihanna 2.0[4] or India's very own Rihanna[5]
1985 (age 40–41)[1]
- Fashion model
Renee Kujur | |
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| Born | Renu Kujur 1985 (age 40–41)[1] |
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| Years active | 2016–present |
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| Height | 5 ft 7 in (1.70m) |
| Hair color | Black |
| Eye color | Brown |
| Agency | Beverly Models Benz and Beadz Models India Satin Models India TFM/360 Models India |
Personal life
Renee Kujur was born in a Kurukh Adivasi (Scheduled Tribe) family[6] in 1985 in Pirai village of Bagicha Tehsil in Jashpur district of Indian state of Chhattisgarh.[7] She faced prejudice and criticism for her skin tone and features.[8] When she was 3 years old, she was called 'black-fairy' by her classmates as she participated in a fancy dress competition at her school as a fairy. The incident had a lasting effect on her as a 3-year-old kid.[9] She was called kaali (a girl with dark skin) in her teenage.[10] She started working at Tommy Hilfiger store as sales staff where people started noticing that she look like Rihanna.[11] Once she realized her resemblance to Rihanna, things changed for her.[12] She revealed that she would her journey will complete the day she meet her idol Rihanna.[13]
Career
Renee Kujur works as a model based in Malviya Nagar, New Delhi.[14] Her photos of striking resemblance to Rihanna made her internet sensation.[15] She works for Satin Models India and has worked with designers like Pam Mehta, Chetan Chiller and Vijay Balhara. She walked for India Runway Week and Asian Designer Week. She did modeling for brands like Reebok and Nift.[16] She was felicitated by Fashion Design Council of India (FDCI) at 2018 India Couture Week gala.[17] She is working to combat discrimination against dark-skinned models around the world.[18] In 2019, she participated in the first season of India's modelling competition, MTV Supermodel of the Year.[19]