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{{short description|Indian super model}}
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{{Infobox person
| name = Carol Gracias
| image = Carol Gracias at Nokia APP party 04.jpg
| caption = Carol Gracias, 2012
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| death_date =
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| occupation = [[Model (profession)|Model]]
| nationality = Indian
| years_active = 2005–2010
| 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.

==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 |archive-date=11 September 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180911025445/http://www.indiacrossroads.com/celebs/carolgracias/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

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

===Movies===
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>

===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>

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 | India | Fashion | 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==
{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders"
|-
!scope="col"| Year
!scope="col"| Film
!scope="col"| Role
!scope="col"| Notes
|-
| 2005
!scope="row"| ''[[Being Cyrus]]''
|Girl in Dream/Beggar Girl
|Cameo
|-
| 2005
!scope="row"| ''[[Bluffmaster]]''
| Dancer
| Appeared in the music video for the song "Right Here Right Now". Credited as "Dancer" in end credits.
|-
|2015
!scope="row"| ''[[Aisa Yeh Jahaan]]''
|Dancer
|Appeared in the music video for the song "We Go Party"
|}

== Television ==
{| class="wikitable"
! Year !! Name !! Role !! Channel !! Notes !! Ref
|-
| 2006–07 || ''[[Bigg Boss (Hindi season 1)|Bigg Boss 1]]'' || rowspan="2" | Contestant || [[Sony Entertainment Television|Sony TV]] || 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|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
| style="text-align:center;" |<ref name=":0" />
|}

==References==
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{{Bigg Boss 1}}
{{Fear Factor: Khatron Ke Khiladi}}
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[[Category:Female models from Mumbai]]
[[Category:Indian film actresses]]
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[[Category:Goan Catholics]]
[[Category:Actresses from Mumbai]]
[[Category:1978 births]]
[[Category:21st-century Indian actresses]]
[[Category:Fear Factor: Khatron Ke Khiladi participants]]
[[Category:Bigg Boss (Hindi TV series) contestants]]
[[Category:Indian people of Goan descent]]

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