The dusky beauty Carol Gracias is an extremely popular model in the Indian subcontinent and is also regarded as the `Queen of the Ramp`. She is perhaps the most talked about Indian model today on the ramps. She is also the past winner of the coveted India L`Oreal or Elite `Look of the Year`. She claims that she has a lot of favorite designers and the absolute favoritism always depends on the kind of wear often complimented by her mood. Her personal favorite however remains to be Rajesh Pratap Singh.

One of the international designer for whom Carol would love to walk the ramp is Valentino. She believes that a contemporary Indian designer needs to be someone who has the best of both the world, the traditional and western. According to her Rohit Bal and Tarun Tahiliani are absolutely brilliant when it comes to the pick of fusions. She claims that the ramp shows sometimes gets a bit tiring but at the end of the day it is good for the models who walk the ramp.

This fantabulous model became a household name in the reality show `Big Boss` which was inspired by the U.K.`s popular reality show `Big Brother`. Carol Gracias managed to make it to the final three in that hugely popular show. She absolutely believes that the Indian models are gearing up to match the international fashion. They are no less when it comes to create their own niche in the hearts of the international designers as well. She also does not think that the Bollystars walking the ramp imposes any threat to her career or that of any other model.

She asserts the fact that stars are good at their job and they at their and further goes on to remark that they can never take the place of models on ramps. This vivacious babe has also made her entry into the Bollywood bandwagon by doing a cameo in the Bollywood flick `Being Cyrus` and also by appearing in the music video for the chartbuster song `Right Here Right Now` from the Abhishek Bachhan starrer `Bluffmaster`. Her fan following sincerely believes that she is yet to make a great mark in the modeling circuit and will also conquer the international ramp in the near future.