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{{short description|Indian super model}}
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{{Infobox person
{{Infobox person
| name = Carol Gracias
| name = Carol Gracias
| image = Carol Gracias at Nokia APP party 04.jpg
| image = Carol Gracias at Nokia APP party 04.jpg
| caption = Carol Gracias, 2012
| caption = Gracias in July 2012
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| occupation = [[Model (profession)|Model]]
| occupation = [[Model (person)|Model]]
| nationality = Indian
| nationality = Indian
| years_active = 2005–2010
| years_active = 2005–2010
| known_for = ''[[Bigg Boss (Hindi season 1)|Bigg Boss 1]]''
| known_for = ''[[Bigg Boss (Hindi season 1)|Bigg Boss 1]]''
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'''Carol Gracias''' is an Indian [[Model (person)|super model]]. She is a past winner of the coveted India's [[L'Oréal]]/Elite ''Look of the Year'' title. She participated and became the runner up in the reality show ''[[Bigg Boss (Hindi TV series)|Bigg Boss]]'' in 2006.
'''Carol Gracias''' is an Indian [[Model (person)|super model]]. She is a past winner of the coveted India's [[L'Oréal]]/Elite ''Look of the Year'' title. In 2006, she participated and became the runner-up in the reality show ''[[Bigg Boss (Hindi TV series)|Bigg Boss 1]]''.


==Early life==
==Early life==
Carol Gracias, [[India]]n supermodel was brought up in [[Goan Catholic]] family in [[Mumbai]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.indiacrossroads.com/celebs/carolgracias/ |title=Carol Gracias Indian Super Model Profile/Biography by IndiaXroads.com |publisher=Indiacrossroads.com |date=2012-05-15 |accessdate=2012-06-06}}</ref>
Carol Gracias was brought up in [[Goan Catholic]] family in [[Mumbai]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.indiacrossroads.com/celebs/carolgracias/ |title=Carol Gracias Indian Super Model Profile/Biography by IndiaXroads.com |publisher=Indiacrossroads.com |date=2012-05-15 |accessdate=2012-06-06 |archive-date=11 September 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180911025445/http://www.indiacrossroads.com/celebs/carolgracias/ |url-status=live }}</ref>


==Career==
==Career==
Along with the modeling career, Carol has been doing some songs and albums for films.


===Movies===
===Film career===
Carol had a cameo in the movie [[Being Cyrus]]. She also appeared in the music video for the song "[[Right Here Right Now (Jordin Sparks album)|Right Here Right Now]]" from the movie ''[[Bluffmaster]]'', starring [[Abhishek Bachchan]].Carol was a housemate on [[Bigg Boss (Hindi TV series)|Bigg Boss]], the Indian version of [[Big Brother (UK)|Celebrity Big Brother]], produced by [[Endemol]] India for [[Viacom Colors]]. She finished runner-up. She was also the contestant of level 2 of khatron ke khiladi, the Indian version of [[Fear Factor]].<ref name=":0">{{cite web |author=Admin-Mohit |url=http://www.techtipspro.com/2009/09/carol-gracias-eliminated-on-september.html |title=Carol Gracias eliminated on September 15 - Episode 6 From Khatron Ke Khiladi Level 2 |publisher=Techtipspro.com |date=2009-09-15 |accessdate=2012-06-06 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120504131149/http://www.techtipspro.com/2009/09/carol-gracias-eliminated-on-september.html |archivedate=4 May 2012 |df=dmy }}</ref>
Carol played a cameo role in the movie ''[[Being Cyrus]]''. She also appeared in the music video for the song "[[Right Here Right Now (Jordin Sparks album)|Right Here Right Now]]" in the movie ''[[Bluffmaster!]]'', starring [[Abhishek Bachchan]]. She was a contestant on ''[[Bigg Boss (Hindi TV series)|Bigg Boss 1]]'', the Indian version of ''[[Big Brother (UK)|Celebrity Big Brother]]'' where she became the 1st runner-up. She also participated in ''[[Fear Factor: Khatron Ke Khiladi#Season 2|Fear Factor: Khatron Ke Khiladi 2]]'', the Indian version of ''[[Fear Factor]]'' and emerged as the 2nd runner-up.<ref name=":0">{{cite web |author=Admin-Mohit |url=http://www.techtipspro.com/2009/09/carol-gracias-eliminated-on-september.html |title=Carol Gracias eliminated on September 15 - Episode 6 From Khatron Ke Khiladi Level 2 |publisher=Techtipspro.com |date=2009-09-15 |accessdate=2012-06-06 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120504131149/http://www.techtipspro.com/2009/09/carol-gracias-eliminated-on-september.html |archivedate=4 May 2012 |df=dmy }}</ref>


===Wardrobe malfunction===
===Wardrobe Malfunction===
During the 2006 [[Lakme Fashion Week]] in Mumbai, Carol Gracias experienced a "[[wardrobe malfunction]]", when her halter top slipped off, completely exposing her breasts.<ref>[https://archive.is/20120729081502/http://www.esnips.com/displayimage.php?pid=3480578 Reference]</ref> Carol recovered quickly enough and completed the walk, holding her top in place. This minor incident caused a huge furor, with some members of the public accusing the organisers of the show of promoting obscenity. The matter was raised in the [[Maharashtra Legislative Assembly]], where the members condemned the organisers of the show.<ref>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/4877034.stm Probe into Mumbai fashion gaffes] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160616230012/http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/4877034.stm |date=16 June 2016 }} bbc.co.uk 5 April 2006</ref>
During the 2006 [[Lakme Fashion Week]] in Mumbai, Carol Gracias experienced a "[[wardrobe malfunction]]", when her halter top slipped off, completely exposing her breasts.<ref>[https://archive.today/20120729081502/http://www.esnips.com/displayimage.php?pid=3480578 Reference] {{unreliable?|date=February 2022}}</ref> She recovered quickly enough and completed the walk, holding her top in place. This minor incident caused a huge furor, with some members of the public accusing the organisers of the show of promoting obscenity. The matter was raised in the [[Maharashtra Legislative Assembly]], where the members condemned the organisers of the show.<ref>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/4877034.stm Probe into Mumbai fashion gaffes] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160616230012/http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/4877034.stm |date=16 June 2016 }} bbc.co.uk 5 April 2006</ref>


Later, a local court ordered the police to investigate the incident, after a social activist, Prakash Rajdev, registered an [[First Information Report|FIR]] against the organisers of [[Lakme Fashion Week|Lakme India Fashion Week]] and the models involved, alleging that the incidents were intentional and the models indulged in "nudity and obscenity" which constituted offences under the [[Indian Penal Code]].<ref>{{cite web|author=stylelane |url=http://stylelane.wordpress.com/2006/12/01/carol-graciass-wardrobe-malfunction-video-lakme-india-fashion-week/ |title=Carol Gracias's wardrobe malfunction video, Lakme India Fashion Week « Style &#124; India &#124; Fashion &#124; News |publisher=Stylelane.wordpress.com |date=2007-04-04 |accessdate=2012-06-06}}</ref>
Later, a local court ordered the police to investigate the incident, after a social activist, Prakash Rajdev, registered an [[First Information Report|FIR]] against the organisers of [[Lakme Fashion Week|Lakme India Fashion Week]] and the models involved, alleging that the incidents were intentional and the models indulged in "nudity and obscenity" which constituted offences under the [[Indian Penal Code]].<ref>{{cite web |author=stylelane |url=http://stylelane.wordpress.com/2006/12/01/carol-graciass-wardrobe-malfunction-video-lakme-india-fashion-week/ |title=Carol Gracias's wardrobe malfunction video, Lakme India Fashion Week « Style &#124; India &#124; Fashion &#124; News |publisher=Stylelane.wordpress.com |date=2007-04-04 |accessdate=2012-06-06 |archive-date=10 March 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100310175411/http://stylelane.wordpress.com/2006/12/01/carol-graciass-wardrobe-malfunction-video-lakme-india-fashion-week/ |url-status=live }}</ref>


==Filmography==
==Filmography==
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| 2005
| 2005
!scope="row"| ''[[Bluffmaster]]''
!scope="row"| ''[[Bluffmaster]]''
| Dancer
| rowspan="2" | Dancer
| Appeared in the music video for the song "Right Here Right Now". Credited as "Dancer" in end credits.
| Appeared in the music video for the song "Right Here Right Now".
|-
|-
|2015
|2015
!scope="row"| ''[[Aisa Yeh Jahaan]]''
!scope="row"| ''[[Aisa Yeh Jahaan]]''
|Dancer
|Appeared in the music video for the song "We Go Party"
|Appeared in the music video for the song "We Go Party"
|}
|}


== Television ==
=== Television ===
{| class="wikitable"
{| class="wikitable"
! Year !! Name !! Role !! Channel !! Notes !! Ref
! Year !! Name !! Role !! Notes !! Ref
|-
|-
| 2006–07 || ''[[Bigg Boss (Hindi season 1)|Bigg Boss 1]]'' || rowspan="2" | Contestant || [[Sony Entertainment Television|Sony TV]] || 1st Runner Up
| 2006–2007 || ''[[Bigg Boss (Hindi season 1)|Bigg Boss 1]]'' || rowspan="2" | Contestant || 1st runner-up
| style="text-align:center;" |<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rediff.com/movies/report/carol/20070205.htm|title='I've learnt a lot from Bigg Boss'|date=5 February 2007}}</ref>
| style="text-align:center;" |<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rediff.com/movies/report/carol/20070205.htm|title='I've learnt a lot from Bigg Boss'|date=5 February 2007|access-date=31 March 2019|archive-date=31 March 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190331204442/https://www.rediff.com/movies/report/carol/20070205.htm|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
|-
| 2009 || ''[[Fear Factor: Khatron Ke Khiladi#Season 2|Fear Factor: Khatron Ke Khiladi 2]]'' || [[Colors TV]] || Second Runner Up
| 2009 || ''[[Fear Factor: Khatron Ke Khiladi#Season 2|Fear Factor: Khatron Ke Khiladi 2]]'' || 2nd runner-up
| style="text-align:center;" |<ref name=":0" />
| style="text-align:center;" |<ref name=":0" />
|}
|}
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==References==
==References==
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{{Bigg Boss 1}}
{{Bigg Boss 1}}
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[[Category:1978 births]]
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[[Category:21st-century Indian actresses]]
[[Category:21st-century Indian actresses]]
[[Category:Fear Factor: Khatron Ke Khiladi participants]]
[[Category:Contestants on Indian game shows]]
[[Category:Bigg Boss contestants]]
[[Category:Participants in Indian reality television series]]
[[Category:Bigg Boss (Hindi TV series) contestants]]
[[Category:Goan people]]
[[Category:St. Andrew's College of Arts, Science and Commerce alumni]]

Latest revision as of 05:03, 20 December 2024

Carol Gracias
Gracias in July 2012
NationalityIndian
OccupationModel
Years active2005–2010
Known forBigg Boss 1

Carol Gracias is an Indian super model. She is a past winner of the coveted India's L'Oréal/Elite Look of the Year title. In 2006, she participated and became the runner-up in the reality show Bigg Boss 1.

Early life

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Carol Gracias was brought up in Goan Catholic family in Mumbai.[1]

Career

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Film career

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Carol played a cameo role in the movie Being Cyrus. She also appeared in the music video for the song "Right Here Right Now" in the movie Bluffmaster!, starring Abhishek Bachchan. She was a contestant on Bigg Boss 1, the Indian version of Celebrity Big Brother where she became the 1st runner-up. She also participated in Fear Factor: Khatron Ke Khiladi 2, the Indian version of Fear Factor and emerged as the 2nd runner-up.[2]

Wardrobe Malfunction

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During the 2006 Lakme Fashion Week in Mumbai, Carol Gracias experienced a "wardrobe malfunction", when her halter top slipped off, completely exposing her breasts.[3] She recovered quickly enough and completed the walk, holding her top in place. This minor incident caused a huge furor, with some members of the public accusing the organisers of the show of promoting obscenity. The matter was raised in the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly, where the members condemned the organisers of the show.[4]

Later, a local court ordered the police to investigate the incident, after a social activist, Prakash Rajdev, registered an FIR against the organisers of Lakme India Fashion Week and the models involved, alleging that the incidents were intentional and the models indulged in "nudity and obscenity" which constituted offences under the Indian Penal Code.[5]

Filmography

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Year Film Role Notes
2005 Being Cyrus Girl in Dream/Beggar Girl Cameo
2005 Bluffmaster Dancer Appeared in the music video for the song "Right Here Right Now".
2015 Aisa Yeh Jahaan Appeared in the music video for the song "We Go Party"

Television

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Year Name Role Notes Ref
2006–2007 Bigg Boss 1 Contestant 1st runner-up [6]
2009 Fear Factor: Khatron Ke Khiladi 2 2nd runner-up [2]

References

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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Carol Gracias.
  1. ^ "Carol Gracias Indian Super Model Profile/Biography by IndiaXroads.com". Indiacrossroads.com. 15 May 2012. Archived from the original on 11 September 2018. Retrieved 6 June 2012.
  2. ^ a b Admin-Mohit (15 September 2009). "Carol Gracias eliminated on September 15 - Episode 6 From Khatron Ke Khiladi Level 2". Techtipspro.com. Archived from the original on 4 May 2012. Retrieved 2012-06-06.
  3. ^ Reference [unreliable source?]
  4. ^ Probe into Mumbai fashion gaffes Archived 16 June 2016 at the Wayback Machine bbc.co.uk 5 April 2006
  5. ^ stylelane (4 April 2007). "Carol Gracias's wardrobe malfunction video, Lakme India Fashion Week « Style | India | Fashion | News". Stylelane.wordpress.com. Archived from the original on 10 March 2010. Retrieved 6 June 2012.
  6. ^ "'I've learnt a lot from Bigg Boss'". 5 February 2007. Archived from the original on 31 March 2019. Retrieved 31 March 2019.
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