#Make Her Smile

Or, make her laugh. For our annual Maxim model takeover, we present three of India’s hottest models, their world-ruling ideas and what they’d like you to know. Gents, pens up and jaws down! Poulomi Das, Priyanka Karunakaran and Priyanka Moodley are in the house.

- Gayatri Moodliar 

PRIYANKA MOODLEY

26, Cape Town

Welcome to Maxim! How does it feel?

It’s been such a good experience. It’s so refreshing to work with the Maxim team.

How was it working with the other girls?

I knew the other Priyanka, and our connection has been great since the first time we met.

What, according to you, makes a man sexy?

His smile, his smell and the way he carries himself. And because I’m tall, his height matters.

What are three things you wish men knew about women?

 We don’t always say things just for the sake of saying things. We don’t nag them all the time, and we don’t complain all the time—we have a good place from where all these things come. And, they must all be a little more understanding. Sometimes the way men deal with things is very different from the way women deal with things. We like to express ourselves, and we want someone who listens to us. Lastly, not all of us take forever to get ready!

Noted! We’re all about freedom, and we’re advocates of “body confidence”—what does that mean to you?

Everyone’s body is different, but you just have to be confident in your own skin. You’ve got to accept your body as it is. If you accept yourself, everyone else will do the same.

What does it take to become a successful model?