Maleesha Kharwa, The 14y.o. Model From Mumbai Slums Is Now Face Of Forest Essentials

Maleesha who calls herself ‘Princess of Slum’ through her social media captions has now landed herself a space on the cover of Forest Essentials' new campaign.

“Dream, and one day that dream will come true” as said by Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam, many of us have goals to accomplish and we do dream about achieving them.

A huge dream has come true for a 14-year-old girl from a Mumbai slum area, Maleesha Kharwa. She has been a simple girl with a normal family until some time ago. Today she is the face of the popular skincare brand Forest Essentials.

Kharwa was first discovered by Hollywood actor Robert Hoffman in 2020 who later created a Go Fund Me page for Maleesha.

Maleesha who calls herself ‘Princess of Slum’ through her social media captions has now landed herself a space on the cover of Forest Essentials’ new campaign. It is a social initiative aiming at empowering young minds. Kharwa has over 225k followers on Instagram and has even been a part of several national and international modelling gigs.

Maleesha’s GoFundMe page mentions, “People often ask me if living in a slum makes me sad, and this question always confuses me because I love my home so much! Here is where I live.”

The video is already trending on social media where Maleesha is seen walking around the beauty store with her photos all over. Her cute reaction has won many hearts.

Maleesha’s story is a beautiful reminder that dreams really do come true.

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