Yana Gupta
Model
Name at birth: Yana Synkova
Yana Gupta was born in Czechoslovakia (now the Czech Republic) and began modelling in the mid-1990s. Her career took a turn toward the east when she married Indian artist Satya Gupta and changed her last name from Synkova to Gupta. In 2001 was named as the new face for Lakme cosmetics in India, replacing former Lakme model Lisa Ray.
Other famous Czechs include Eva Herzigova, Daniela Pestova and Vaclav Havel.
Four Good Links
Bridging the Gap
She describes how she uses the Internet in this very brief interview
Czech Mate!
Fashion India's 2001 report on Gupta and her Lakme contract
God and I
Yana writes about her spirituality
Khojhyderabad
Quick photos of Gupta and other India-related models
Vital Stats
Birth
Birthplace
Brno, Czechoslovakia (now Brno, Czech Republic)
Death
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Best Known As
Popular model for Lakme cosmetics
