Ayyan (model)


Ayyan Ali, or simply Ayyan, is a Pakistani model and singer. She started modeling in 2010 and has been nominated four times for the Lux Style Awards.

Career

Ayyan started her career as a model at the age of sixteen. She started modeling in 2010 and won the title of Best Female Emerging Model. She was nominated four times for the Lux Style Awards.
In 2010, Ayyan was awarded the title of Calvin Klein ‘Beauty of the Year 2010’. Later, she became their brand ambassador. That same year, she was nominated for Best Female Emerging Model for the Lux Style Awards, and in 2011 for Best Female Model. Her music video and single, titled "You and I", was released on the occasion of Eid al-Fitr in July 2014, and was panned by the critics.

Charges and Arrest

On 14 March 2015, the Pakistan Airport Security Forces arrested Ayyan and charged her with money laundering. She was boarding a flight to the UAE from the Benazir Bhutto International Airport in Islamabad. Ayyan was off to Dubai through a private airline when the Airports Security Force personnel checked her luggage at the counter and discovered US$506,800. She was presented before a customs judge who sent her on a fourteen-day judicial remand. She was then taken to a medical facility for examination. The $500,000 in her suitcase far exceeded the $10,000 legal limit on foreign currency that an individual can take outside Pakistan in cash in a single trip. During interrogation, she allegedly named several Pakistani politicians and models involved in money laundering. On 14 July 2015, Ayyan was released from jail on bail.

Murder of the Customs Inspector who caught her

The widow of the customs inspector who was to be the key prosecution witness in the money laundering case of Ayyan Ali stated that her husband had been killed to protect Ayyan.

Discography

;Singles
  • "Earthquake"
  • "Making Dollars" featuring Timo
  • "You and I" featuring F. Charm

    Awards and nominations

The following are the awards and nominations for Ayyan:
YearAwardCategoryResult
2009U.S. Consulate General ‘Women’s Day,.Best ModelWon
2010Lux Style AwardsBest Emerging Female ModelNomitated
2011Lux Style AwardsNomitated-
2011Miss Calvin Klein BeautyMiss Calvin KleinWon
2012Lux Style AwardsBest Female ModelNomitated
2012Pakistan Media AwardsBest Female ModelWon
2013Lux Style AwardsBest Female ModelNomitated
2013Hum AwardsBest Female ModelWon
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