Blind models strut their stuff in India

AHMEDABAD: A group of blind models paraded down the catwalk today in what organisers said was the first fashion show of its kind in India staged to try to combat stereotypes of disabled people.

Dressed in glittering Indian attire, over 30 blind women strode down the ramp without assistance in a show on the outskirts of Ahmedabad, capital of the western state of Gujarat.

"I cannot see how I am looking in the new clothes but I am having a good time," said 23-year-old participant, Ekta.

"I would hear about fashion shows and designer clothes on the television, but never dreamt of walking like models do," she said, as she draped a sequined, green sari over her shoulder.