Kavya Shetty is an Indian film actress and model. Starting her career as a fashion model, she took part in the 2011 Femina Miss India beauty pageant. She went on to work as a commercial model, before venturing into acting, debuting in the 2013 Kannada film Nam Duniya Nam Style directed by Preetham Gubbi.While in college, Kavya did a few modelling assignments following appearances in several television commercials. She later moved to Bangalore and took part in the 2011 Femina Miss India beauty pageant,winning the 'Miss Photogenic' title.[She was also a finalist at the Ford Super Model of the World – India contest held at New Delhi in 2011. She was noticed by fashion guru Prasad Bidapa and subsequently walked the ramp for several designers, most notably at the 'Blenders Pride Bangalore Fashion Week' in 2011 and 2012 and Chennai International Fashion Week 2011.