India, Oct. 30 -- Indian model Bhavitha Mandava has been named one of the 25 winners of the Instagram Rings Award for 2026. The 26-year-old had shot to fame last year when she became the first Indian model to open a Chanel runway. She is only one of two Indians to win the Rings award this year, the other being Kerala footballer Muhammed Riswan.

(Also read: Kerala footballer Muhammed Riswan among 2 Indians to win Instagram Rings Award this year)

The Instagram Rings Awards is an annual creator recognition programme that was launched in October 2025. It was started to honour 25 global creators who make an impact through originality and creativity, regardless of the number of followers they have.

Bhavitha, incidentally, has 7.4 lakh follow...