Aashna Hegde is an Indian model, social media influencer, actor, and YouTuber who is known for becoming the first Indian content creator to make a runway debut as a showstopper at the New York Fashion Week for the Indian fashion designer Archana Kochhar.
Wiki/Biography
Aashna Hegde was born on Tuesday, 7 February 1995 (age 27 years; as of 2022) in Karnataka, India. Her zodiac sign is Aquarius.
A teenage picture of Aashna Hegde
Physical Appearance
Height (approx.): 5′ 6″
Weight (approx.): 55 kg
Hair Colour: Light Brown
Eye Colour: Black
Figure Measurements (approx.): 34-26-34
Family
Aashna Hegde belongs to a Tulu family.
Parents & Siblings
There is not much information available on Aashna’s biological father. Her stepfather’s name is Umesh Hegde. Aashna’s mother’s name is Pakkhi Hegde, an Indian actress, who primarily appears in Bhojpuri films.
Aashna Hegde with her mother Pakkhi Hegde
She has a younger sister, Khushi Hegde, a model.
Aashna Hegde (right) with her sister Khushi Hegde
When Aashna was six years old, her mother, Pakkhi, got separated from her first husband as he was an alcoholic and physically abusive, and she shifted to Mumbai with her two daughters. In 2014, she got married to Umesh Hegde, an entrepreneur and a film director in Bhojpuri films. Reportedly, in a few years, the couple got separated due to mutual differences.
Relationships/Affairs
In 2022, Aashna Hegde was in a relationship with Aditya Kumar, a model, YouTuber, and social media influencer from New Delhi.
Aashna Hegde with her boyfriend Aditya Kumar
Aashna dated Sanket Mehta, a model and YouTuber from Amritsar.
Aashna Hegde with her ex-boyfriend, Sanket Mehta
Religion
Aashna Hegde follows Hinduism.
Aashna Hegde with the idol of Lord Ganesha
Career
Content Creator
Since her childhood days, Aashna aspired to become an actress. After completing her schooling, she enrolled herself in an acting school in Mumbai. Initially, she started working as an assistant director for a television show. At the age of 23, she started making lip sync videos on Musical.ly and Tiktok, and later shifted to making videos on YouTube. Aashna works as a digital content creator with the NOFILTR group, which is a social media platform that encourages and supports young content creators.
YouTube
Aashna has a self-titled YouTube channel in which she posts challenge videos, travel videos, haul videos, and make-up tutorials; the channel has more than 800k subscribers. She is part of another YouTube channel DamnFam!, which is a collaborative channel of Aashna’s friends in which they post funny challenge videos.
Aashna Hegde with her silver YouTube play button
Music video
Poster of Aashna Hegde’s debut music video Call Waiting by Sona Mohapatra
Poster of Aashna Hegde’s music video Befikar
Poster of the video song Bas Tu Dikhti Hai
Favourites
- Ice cream flavour(s): Butterscotch and Vanilla
- Holiday Destination(s): London, New York, and Los Angeles
- Junk food item: Cheese Ball
- Car: Mercedes-Benz G-Class
Tattoos
Aashna has a total of 7 tattoos.
- An anchor tattoo on her left arm’s wrist.
Aahna Hegde’s anchor tattoo on the wrist of the left arm
- A grumpy face tattoo on her foot’s thumb.
A grumpy face tattoo on the right foot’s thumb
- Tattoo with the word ‘fragile’ on her back.
Aashna Hegde’s tattoo with the word ‘fragile’ on her back
- Tattoo of the letter ‘K’ on her left arm, which is dedicated to her sister’s name, Khushi Hegde.
Aashna Hegde’s tattoo of the letter ‘K’ on her left arm
- Tattoo with the word ‘love’ on her left hand’s middle finger.
Aashna Hegde’s ‘love’ tattoo
- Tattoo of the letter ‘C’ on her left hand’s little finger, which is dedicated to her pet dog’s name Casper (deceased).
Aashna Hegde’s tattoo of the letter ‘C’
- A wing tattoo on her right foot’s ankle.
A wing tattoo on Aashna Hegde’s right foot
Facts/Trivia
- Aashna is fondly called by the name Aashu, Aash, Hedgehog, Hunna, and Hunny.
- Aashna has a pet dog, Leo.
Aashna Hegde’s pet dog, Leo
- Aashna follows a non-vegetarian diet.
A challenge video posted by Aashna Hegde (second from left) with her sisters on YouTube in which they are seen eating hot chicken wings
- Aashna calls her mother by her name, Pakkhi. Aashna, in a video, talked about the reason and revealed that initially, directors were not in favour of casting married women in television shows. Due to the urgent need for money, her mother chose to keep her daughters a secret. Aashna and Khushi often accompanied Pakkhi while shooting for television shows, and they addressed her as a sister or friend.
- In January 2020, Aashna appeared in the Gujarati song Soni Gujarat Ni from the film Golkeri.
Aashna Hegde in a still from the Gujarati song Soni Gujarat Ni from the film Golkeri
- In June 2022, Aashna represented the Indian creator community of Instagram internationally at VidCon in Los Angeles. Vidcon is an annual conference, which primarily connects fans, video creators, and online brands from across the internet.
Aashna Hegde represented the Indian creator community of Instagram internationally at VidCon in Los Angeles
- In August 2022, Aashna was chosen as one of the 75 cultural ambassadors of India by the Ministry of Culture, Government of India.
Aashna Hegde at an event organized by the Ministry of Culture in Mumbai
- In September 2022, Aashna made her debut as a showstopper at the New York Times Fashion Week for the Indian fashion designer Archana Kochhar in New York. In an interview, she talked about her experience as a debutant in the fashion show and said,
New York Fashion Week is the most iconic event of the fashion world and this feels like a ‘dream come true’ moment for me! I have been an ardent fashion enthusiast and have always wanted to bring to the fore my experimental fashion persona on the global stage. It’s such an honour to represent the Indian fashion community on such a global stage and help leverage the cause of sustainability.”
Aashna Hegde (left) during the New York Fashion Week in 2022