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Slum resident rises to become international fashion star

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Maleesha Kharwa, who grew up in a makeshift shoreline hut at Bandstand in Bandra, Mumbai, has become an international fashion model.

Born in 2008, Kharwa lived with her father and brother in a settlement where municipal officials repeatedly demolished their housing.

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