Model Neelam Gill has become the first British-Indian model to be the face of L’Oreal Paris UK’s latest fashion campaign. Announcing the news on Instagram, she posted photos from the campaign and wrote that she was honoured to be the brand’s new face — “I can’t even believe I’m writing this right now, but I am insanely proud to announce I am the new face of L’Oréal Paris UK. Saying ‘this is a dream come true’ would be an understatement. I feel honoured to be working alongside such an influential company, especially being the first British Indian model!”
The model added that she hoped the move would change the way other Indian models are treated internationally: “Growing up, I felt left out and unrepresented knowing that nobody in mainstream media looked like me, and now I hope to change that.”
