India, Dec. 4 -- 25-year-old model Bhavitha Mandava has become the talk of the town after she opened Chanel's Metiers d'art 2026 collection by Matthieu Blazy in New York City. Born and raised in Hyderabad, India, she is an architect who moved to the US to study assistive technology at NYU in New York City.

On December 3, Bhavitha shared an emotional video of her parents' reaction to her opening the Chanel show. She posted the clip with the caption, "Can't put into words how much this means to me. Thank you @chanelofficial @matthieu_blazy."

The video shows Bhavitha's mother and father watching her walk down the stairs of the Bowery Station in New York, enter the subway, and then open the show for Matthieu. Her mom, in joyful tears, can b...