Yachana Vazirani

Yachana Somnath Vazirani (Marathi: याचना सोमनाथ वज़ीरानी; born April 14, 1990) is an Indian-born American model, television personality, singer and activist. She is best known for being a host and main judge on Sims' Next Top Model after being a runner-up on the ninth season of Sim's 3 Next Top Model by Ziyi Peng.

Early life
Vazirani was born in Pune, Maharashtra, on April 14, 1990, to a Marathi father, a business owner, and an American mother, an author, of Marathi descent. She was raised in Mumbai until moving to New York at the age of 16. In 2010 she attended the Psychology bachelor at Columbia University but dropped out in 2011 after making it onto the ninth season of Ziyi Peng's Sims' Next Top Model.

On the fifteenth season of Sims' Next Top Model Vazirani spoke about attending dialect training after emigrating.

Career
On January 8, 2012, Vazirani, 22 years old at the time, was revealed as one of the sixteen finalists in the ninth season of Ziyi Peng's Sim's 3 Next Top Model. She made it to the finale alongside fellow competitors Lisa Lex and Tigeria Connors, where she became the runner-up. In the finale, she recorded her first single, "World Go Round", which was released with an accompanying music video on January 25, 2013. After appearing on the show, Vazirani modelled for magazines and brands, mainly in the United States.

In 2013, Vazirani joined the second season of Road To Vogue as a mentor, mentoring her own team of four models. In the finale, one model from Team Yachana, Rivanha Hawks, became one of the runners up.

In 2016, Vazirani was revealed as the new host of Sims' Next Top Model replacing Tyra Banks who had hosted the show since its inception in 2011 with the exception of one season. Since the fifteenth season has appeared as a host and a main judge on the show, as well as on All Stars spin-off.

In 2021 she appeared on the cover of RED Magazine by RED Models. The same year she appeared as a guest judge on one episode of Sahvanha Rasputine's Sims' Next Top Model.

Personal life
In 2010, Vazirani was diagnosed with bipolar disorder and has spoken on Sims' Next Top Model about going to therapy as one form of treatment.