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{{Short description|Indian model and VJ}}
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{{Use Indian English|date=August 2025}}

{{Infobox person
| name = Meghna Reddy
| image =
| caption =
| birth_date = 24 October 1975
| birth_place = [[Rajahmundry]], Andhra Pradesh, India
| occupation = Model, television presenter
| years_active = 1990s–present
| known_for = Co-anchoring [[Channel V (Indian TV channel)|Channel V]]'s ''Mangta Hai''
| spouse = Ariel Mionis (m. 12 December 2008)
| parents = Chintapoli Reddy (father), Nakshatra Reddy (mother)
| relatives = [[Sushama Reddy]] (sister), [[Sameera Reddy]] (sister)
}}

'''Meghna Reddy''' (born 24 October 1975) is an Indian model and former television presenter from [[Andhra Pradesh]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=Mumbai (Bombay), India, Sari and Catsuit, 1999, Photo of the Day, Picture, Photography, Wallpapers - National Geographic |url=http://photography.nationalgeographic.com/photography/photo-of-the-day/sari-and-catsuit.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120324091034/http://photography.nationalgeographic.com/photography/photo-of-the-day/sari-and-catsuit.html |archive-date=2012-03-24 |access-date=2025-08-21 |website=photography.nationalgeographic.com}}</ref> She was known for co-anchoring [[Channel V]]'s Mangta Hai in the mid 1990s.<ref>{{Cite web |date=1997-08-11 |title=Meghana Reddy back on Channel V's Mangta Hai |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/society-and-the-arts/story/19970811-meghana-reddy-back-on-channel-vs-mangta-hai-831862-1997-08-10 |access-date=2025-08-23 |website=India Today |language=en}}</ref>

== Early life ==
Reddy was born in [[Rajahmundry]], Andhra Pradesh<ref>{{Cite web |title=Meghna Reddy Age, Movies, Biography, Photos |url=https://chiloka.com/celebrity/meghna-reddy |access-date=2025-08-21 |website=chiloka.com}}</ref> but was raised in [[Bombay]] (now Mumbai) by her [[Telugu people|Telugu]] father, Chintapoli Reddy, a businessman, and a [[Mangalorean]] [[Konkani people|Konkani]] mother.<ref>{{cite web |date=21 October 2011 |title=Spicing it up |url=https://www.mid-day.com/articles/spicing-it-up/139598}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Reddy-made memories, Lifestyle — Leisure — Pune Mirror, Pune Mirror |url=http://www.punemirror.in/index.aspx?page=article&sectid=56&contentid=2008121420081214032540301b6f3cc21&sectxslt=&pageno=2 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120319023401/http://www.punemirror.in/index.aspx?page=article&sectid=56&contentid=2008121420081214032540301b6f3cc21&sectxslt=&pageno=2 |archive-date=19 March 2012 |access-date=21 August 2025 |publisher=Punemirror.in}}</ref> She lives in New York. Her mother Nakshatra, referred to as Niki by her daughters and the media, was a [[microbiologist]] and worked with an [[Non-governmental organization|NGO]].<ref>{{Cite news |title=All in the family |url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/culture/all-in-the-family/cid/1538265 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200517075515/https://www.telegraphindia.com/culture/all-in-the-family/cid/1538265 |archive-date=2020-05-17 |access-date=2025-08-21 |language=en}}</ref> She has two sisters,<ref>{{cite news |last1=Mukherjee |first1=Richa |title=Sameera Reddy On Coping With Her Parents Ageing: "I Definitely Wasn't Ready" |url=https://www.ndtv.com/entertainment/sameera-reddy-on-coping-with-her-parents-ageing-i-definitely-wasnt-ready-3903548 |access-date=22 August 2025 |work=NDTV.com |date=29 March 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231019054955/https://www.ndtv.com/entertainment/sameera-reddy-on-coping-with-her-parents-ageing-i-definitely-wasnt-ready-3903548 |archive-date=2023-10-19 |language=en |url-status=live}}</ref> [[Sushama Reddy]], a former Indian actress is the eldest,<ref>{{Cite news |title=Sameera Reddy Reveals A Secret About Her Casting In Pankaj Udhas' 1998 Song ''Aur Ahista'' |url=https://www.ndtv.com/entertainment/sameera-reddy-reveals-a-secret-about-her-casting-in-pankaj-udhas-1998-song-aur-ahista-2028477 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250216163541/https://www.ndtv.com/entertainment/sameera-reddy-reveals-a-secret-about-her-casting-in-pankaj-udhas-1998-song-aur-ahista-2028477 |archive-date=2025-02-16 |access-date=2025-08-21 |work=www.ndtv.com |language=en}}</ref> and the youngest, [[Sameera Reddy]], is a Bollywood actress and model.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2008-02-09 |title=Why star siblings don't make it big |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/delhi-times/Why-star-siblings-dont-make-it-big/articleshow/2766766.cms |access-date=2025-08-21 |work=The Times of India |issn=0971-8257}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=The Hindu : Metro Plus Kochi / Cinema : Reddy reckoner |url=http://www.hindu.com/mp/2010/03/11/stories/2010031151800300.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121110141309/http://www.hindu.com/mp/2010/03/11/stories/2010031151800300.htm |archive-date=2012-11-10 |access-date=2025-08-21 |website=www.hindu.com}}</ref> On 12 December 2008, Reddy was married in [[Greece]] to Ariel Mionis, a Greek businessman, whom she describes as an artist, a published poet, photographer and painter.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2008-12-29 |title=Three marriages in seven minutes! |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/events/mumbai/three-marriages-in-seven-minutes/articleshow/3904209.cms |access-date=2025-08-21 |work=The Times of India |issn=0971-8257}}</ref>

== Career ==
Reddy is a former VJ who co-anchored the show Mangta Hai, on Channel V during the mid-nineties. After a VJ career for many years she left for England for better opportunities. She featured in campaigns for mail catalogs such as [[Macy's]], [[Tommy Hilfiger]] and [[Sisley (company)|Sisley]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Pereira |first=Dayle |date=17 January 2018 |title=Kirat Young To Meghna Reddy: 9 Indian Models Who Made It Big Abroad |url=https://www.ndtv.com/lifestyle/kirat-young-to-meghna-reddy-9-indian-models-who-made-it-big-abroad-1801181 |access-date=23 August 2025 |website=NDTV Life Style}}</ref> She made her debut in the New York fashion scene in September 2002, walking the ramp for designer [[Diane von Fürstenberg|Diane von Furstenberg]].<ref>{{Cite news |date=2002-09-25 |title=Meghana sizzles on New York ramp |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/bombay-times/meghana-sizzles-on-new-york-ramp/articleshow/23290068.cms |access-date=2025-08-21 |work=The Times of India |issn=0971-8257}}</ref> She was cast in 2003 [[Bollywood]] erotic thriller [[Boom (2003 film)|Boom (film)]] which she left midway and was replaced by [[Katrina Kaif]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=This 2003 flop film featured 5 stars, actress gave kissing scenes with villain, producer went bankrupt, had to sell her furniture, sleep on.. |url=https://www.india.com/entertainment/this-2003-flop-film-featured-5-stars-actress-gave-kissing-scenes-with-villain-producer-went-bankrupt-had-to-sell-her-furniture-sleep-on-7555219/ |access-date=2025-08-21 |website=www.india.com |language=en}}</ref> She was also featured on the [[National Geographic]] cover in August 1999 with an article in the Global Culture section.<ref name=":0" />

== References ==
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[[Category:1975 births]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:Indian video jockeys]]
[[Category:Female models from Mumbai]]
[[Category:Telugu people]]
[[Category:People from East Godavari district]]

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