Uploaded March 2026 | Updated September 2026, 6 days ago

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Bhavitha Mandava shot to fame as the engineering student who opened Chanel’s New York City runway show. The Indian model is more than a viral sensation—she’s here to stay.

For the cover of i-D 376, Mandava gives us her guide to the West Village and New York University for our first i-D City Gui-De.

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