Tennis and fashion go hand in hand for Sania Mirza. It is no hidden secret that Indian tennis superstar is remarkably stylish and loves to flaunt her fashionable side. In the ongoing Lakme Fashion Week 2018 held in Mumbai, Sania turned showstopper for designer Anushree Reddy. The 30-year-old walked like a dream in pink lehenga-choli to leave audiences pleasantly awestruck. However, what truly made us fall madly in love with the tennis princess was her goofy, real personality. Sania posted a boomerang video in which she is seen wearing comfy white shoes under her embellishing lehenga!

Looking pretty in pink, the tennis superstar shared a behind-the-scenes video showing what happens when you put an athlete on the ramp. In the short clip, Sania Mirza is seen lifting her lehenga to flaunt a pair of sneakers, an unusual footwear choice to team up with lehenga. Sania captioned the video, “This is what happens when you put an athlete on a ramp  #runningshoesontheramp #bornanathlete”. The comments section was full of smiles and appreciations from Hyderabad player’s fans and followers who gave thumbs up to the combination.

Comfort 1, Pain 0. Sania Mirza is Our Fashion Idol

Earlier, on Day 4 of Lakme Fashion Week, country’s biggest fashion event, Sania walked the runway for Hyderabad-based fashion designer, Anushree Reddy. The self-taught designer who has done her MBA from Cardiff University specializes in designing elegant couture ethnic wear. However, her showstopper added an interesting twist in the feminine look of the day and made it graceful and comfortable, all in one.

Sashaying Down the Ramp in Style

Sania Mirza with Designer Anushree Reddy

Apart from Sania, the penultimate day of LFW 2018 saw several Bollywood stars step on the ramp as showstoppers for country’s leading fashion designers. Former beauty queen and actor, Sushmita Sen walked the ramp for designer Sama Ali who presented Chikankari in a contemporary manner. The lovely actress dazzled the runway on the tunes of ‘Aankhon Ki Masti’ from the movie 'Umrao Jaan'. Disha Patani, Aditi Rao Hydari, Dia Mirza, Diana Penty, Tamannaah Bhatia, Nidhhi Agerwal, Bipasha Basu, Sonakshi Sinha and Saif Ali Khan were other big names to grace the ramp.

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