Ayu Gani

Ayu Gani
Born	Ayu Lestari Putri Gani 13 August 1991 Surakarta, Central Java, Indonesia
Nationality	Indonesian
Other names	Gani Gane Gani
Alma mater	LaSalle College Jakarta
Occupation	Student, model
Years active	2009–present
Modeling information
Height	1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)[1]
Hair color	Dark brown
Eye color	Brown
Manager	Storm Model Management

Ayu Lestari Putri Gani (born 13 August 1991)^[2] is an Indonesian model, known for being the winner of the third cycle of Asia's Next Top Model, where she represented Indonesia and became the first contestant from that country to enter the top three in the history of the show.^[3][4]

Early life

Gani was born in Solo 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 a few years ago when she joined one of the most prestigious modelling competitions in Indonesia 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 (cycle 3). She has also modeled for Zalora.^[7]

Asia's Next Top Model

Gani was one of the fourteen contestants on the third cycle 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]

References

1. "Ayu Gani". Retrieved 20 October 2015.
2. http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2015/06/28/ayu-gani-set-take-world.html
3. "Gani - Asia's Next Top Model Season 3". asntm3.com. Retrieved 2015-06-10.
4. "Indonesian model Ayu Gani loss ‘Asia’s Next Top Model’". thejakartapost.com. Retrieved 2015-06-18.
5. "Ayu Gani ke Jakarta demi Cita-cita". femina.co.id. Retrieved 2015-06-12.
6. "Ayu Gani, dari Anak Mami jadi Finalis Asia's Next Top Model". tempo.co. Retrieved 2015-06-12.
7. "Ayu Lestari Putri Gani". wajahfemina.co.id. Retrieved 2015-06-10.
8. "Ayu Gani Masuk Final Asia's Next Top Model : Selalu Grogi". tempo.co. Retrieved 2015-06-12.
9. "Ayu Gani hailed winner of Asia's Next Top Model". Philstar.com. Retrieved 2015-06-18.