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{{Infobox person
| name = Diandra Soares
| image = Diandra Soares in 2013.jpg
| imagesize =
| caption = Soares in 2013
| birth_date =
| birth_place = [[Bandra]], [[Mumbai]], [[India]]
| years_active = 1995–present
| occupation = [[Model (people)|Model]] [[fashion designer]], [[television host]]
| television = ''[[Bigg Boss (Hindi season 8)|Bigg Boss 8]]''
}}
'''Diandra Soares''' is an [[Indian people|Indian]] [[Model (people)|model]], [[fashion designer]] and [[television host]].<ref name="bd1">{{cite web|url=http://m.timesofindia.com/tv/news/hindi/Ex-Bigg-Boss-contestant-Diandra-Soares-is-a-beach-baby/articleshow/53721411.cms|date=16 August 2017|title=Ex-Bigg Boss contestant Diandra Soares is a beach baby - Times of India}}</ref> She is most noted for her bald looks on the ramp. She was a contestant in the Colors [[TV]] reality show ''[[Bigg Boss (Hindi TV series)|Bigg Boss 8]]'' in 2014.

== Early life ==
Soares was born to a middle-class family in Bandra, [[Maharashtra]]. Her family never had any relation with the modelling world. After having schooling at [[Bombay]], she pursued her education from St. Xaviers. [[Madhu Sapre]] was the former Indian model who inspired Soares in modelling.<ref>{{Cite web | url=http://desichix.wordpress.com/2006/08/31/diandra-soares/ |title = Diandra Soares|date = 31 August 2006}}</ref>

== Personal life ==
Diandra was in a relationship with [[Gautam Gulati]] during her stay inside the Bigg Boss house.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dnaindia.com/entertainment/report-bigg-boss-8-contestant-diandra-soares-is-no-longer-in-touch-with-gautam-gulati-2228653|title=Bigg Boss 8 contestants Diandra Soares and Gautam Gulati no longer in touch!|publisher=dnaindia.com|accessdate=27 June 2016}}</ref> In 2016, Diandra is making a web series called 'Do It Like Diandra'.

== Modelling career ==
Soares has been active in the field of modelling since the age of 16. Her first assignment was for Tips and Toes and her first show was for McDowell's. In 1995, she was crowned as Miss Bombay, and that helped her to get contracts from various leading brands like Dinesh Suitings, VIP Lingeries, Tillsbury whiskey. She has walked for many international fashion shows in her career which were conducted by [[Gucci]], Leonard Paris, [[Emanuel Ungaro]], [[Sonia Rykiel]], and Miami Fashion Show.{{citation needed|date=April 2016}}

Soares is noted for her bald looks on the ramp. Designers opened and closed the shows with Soares in the Lakme Fashion Week. In September 2013, she shaved her head again. Soares commented that it was done for religious reasons and by going bald she felt spiritually empowered.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.missmalini.com/2013/09/10/bald-beautiful-supermodel-diandra-soares/|title=Bald is Beautiful for Supermodel Diandra Soares|date=10 September 2013}}</ref> She also added that her bald head might prevent her entry to many fashion weeks. She once again shaved her head during her session in Big Boss 8.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://ibnlive.in.com/news/snapshot-diandra-soares-goes-bald-gautam-gulati-thinks-its-a-good-look/515581-44-124.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141201205327/http://ibnlive.in.com/news/snapshot-diandra-soares-goes-bald-gautam-gulati-thinks-its-a-good-look/515581-44-124.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=1 December 2014|title=Snapshot: Diandra Soares goes bald; Gautam Gulati thinks it's a good look|date=29 November 2014}}</ref>

== Television and internet appearances ==
Soares was a contestant in the popular celebrity stunt show ''[[Fear Factor: Khatron Ke Khiladi]]'' in its 4th season in 2011. She became one of the popular contestants and survived to the end and became the first runner up.<ref name="autogenerated3">{{cite web |url=http://movies.ndtv.com/movie_Story.aspx?id=ENTEN20110176229 |title=Akshay Makes Diandra Inscribe KKK4 On Her Scalp |date=2011-05-24 |publisher=[[NDTV]] }}{{Dead link|date=July 2019 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> Soares became a contestant on the Indian TV reality show ''[[Bigg Boss (Hindi TV series)|Bigg Boss]]'' in its [[Bigg Boss (Hindi season 8)|eighth season]] which started airing in September 2014 on Colors.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/tv/news/Deepshikha-Nagpal-Diandra-Soares-to-enter-Bigg-Boss-house/articleshow/43000816.cms |publisher= Timesofindia.indiatimes.com | accessdate = 2014-09-21|title=Deepshikha Nagpal, Diandra Soares to enter Bigg Boss house|author=Neha Maheshwri|date= 21 September 2014}}</ref> She was evicted after 12 weeks on 14 December 2014 (Day 84).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/hindi/Bigg-Boss-8-Diandra-Soares-eliminated/articleshow/45516472.cms|title=Bigg Boss 8: Diandra Soares evicted!|publisher=timesofindia.com|accessdate=14 December 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.pinkvilla.com/tvtags/bigg-boss-latest-news/bigg-boss-8-i-am-not-pregnant-says-diandra-soares-after-being-eliminate|title=Bigg Boss 8: "I Am Not Pregnant" says Diandra Soares after being eliminated!|publisher=pinkvilla.com|accessdate=17 December 2014}}</ref> In 2016, Diandra made a web series called 'Do It Like Diandra'.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.deccanchronicle.com/amp/entertainment/television/020816/do-it-like-diandra.html|title=Do it Like Diandra|date=2 August 2016}}</ref>

== Television ==
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
! Year
! Name
! Role
! Notes
! Ref
|-
| 2008
| ''[[Get Gorgeous|Get Gorgeous 5]]''
| Judge
|
|
|-
| 2011
| ''[[Fear Factor: Khatron Ke Khiladi#Season 4|Fear Factor: Khatron Ke Khiladi 4]]''
| Contestant
| Finalist
| style="text-align:center;" |
|-
| 2012
| ''[[Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa (season 5)|Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa 5]]''
| Guest
| To Support [[Shibani Dandekar]]
|
|-
| 2013
| ''Life Mein Ek Baar''

| rowspan="4" | Contestant
| Along with [[Rochelle Rao]]
| style="text-align:center;" |
|-
| 2014
| ''[[Bigg Boss (Hindi season 8)|Bigg Boss 8]]''
| Evicted Day 84
| style="text-align:center;" |
|-
| rowspan="2" | 2015
| ''[[Farah Ki Dawat]]''
| Along with [[Ajaz Khan]] & Sambhavana Seth
| style="text-align:center;" |<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.india.com/showbiz/farah-ki-daawat-pritam-singh-diandra-soares-praneet-bhatt-ajaz-khan-rahul-mahajan-and-sambhavna-seth-spice-it-up-301598/|title=Farah Ki Daawat: Pritam Singh, Diandra Soares, Praneet Bhatt, Ajaz Khan, Rahul Mahajan and Sambhavna Seth spice it up!|date=1 March 2015}}</ref>
|-
| ''Killerr Karaoke Atka Toh Latkah''
| Along with [[Sana Khan]], [[Sara Khan (actress, born 1989)|Sara Khan]] & [[Mahek Chahal]]
| style="text-align:center;" |
|-
| 2016
| ''[[Bigg Boss (Hindi season 10)|Bigg Boss 10]]''
| Guest
| Along with [[Aamir Ali]]
| style="text-align:center;" |<ref>{{cite web|url=http://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bigg-boss-season-10/bigg-boss-10-salman-khan-swami-om-4454624/lite/|title=Bigg Boss 10 January 1 preview: Salman Khan calls Swami Om 'dhongi', walks out after getting upset, Diandra makes a comeback to Bigg Boss|date=1 January 2017}}</ref>
|}

== Web ==
{| class="wikitable" text-align:center;"
! Year !! Name !! Role !! Notes
|-
| 2017 || ''Alisha (Web Series)'' || Alfia Romani || Episodic role
|}

== Movies ==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|+
|-
! Year
! Title
! Role
! class="unsortable" | Notes
|-
| 2008
| ''[[Fashion (2008 film)|Fashion]]''
| Herself
|Cameo Appearance
|}

==References==
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==External links==
* {{IMDb name|1224999}}
* {{Twitter}}

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