Month: March 2011

Om LOMBARD: The Italian Model and the Mauritius Connection by News on Sunday – 03/2011 MAURITIUS

“The elevator to success is out of order. You’ll have to use the stairs… one step at a time….”- Joe Girard.

“The elevator to success is out of order. You'll have to use the stairs... one step at a time....”- Joe Girard. Om Lombard, is one such person who took the stairs of success to reach the peak.  Om is today a model, a baker, a businessman, the owner of a chic boutique and an entertainer; who is passionate about Indian culture. Situated between Europe and Asia, Mauritius was the perfect place for Om to settle down for his work. Om studied Commerce and Law in Pondicherry, India, but his passion for fashion was such that he had the ardent desire to become a model.  By a happy coincidence, he was given an unexpected opportunity to replace a model who had fallen ill for a major brand in the fashion world of Singapore. “I hesitated, I tried and I was recruited!  After two days of shooting, I became a model,” Om says. D-day for Om finally arrived, and a model was unveiled.  At just 18/19 years of age, a stressed but euphoric Om enjoyed his first success in front of thousands of people, all associated with the fashion world. For Om Lombard, this was the first step towards what he is today.  He says he feels blessed and inspired by his loving father, who himself has done much in the field of real estate, journalism and baking; with bio-organic products; but all with one single aim- doing the work par-excellence. [Continue reading...]

Om LOMBARD – He’s got the look!!! by JOURNAL du SAMEDI – 03/2011 MAURITIUS

Indiscutable. “He’s got the look ». Mais l’homme des catwalks et des couvertures de magazines, s’il a aussi plusieurs cordes à son arc, cultive aussi des principes de vie pour être, pour lui-même avant tout, un modèle d’homme. De par son nom et le look on le donnera tout naturellement la nationalité indienne.  Originaire de la Côte d’Azur, il arrive à Maurice en mars 1979 pour une semaine de vacances. Vacances devenues permanentes car  la famille a le coup de foudre pour le pays et sa population et décide de s’y installer. Le petit Om poursuit ses études au Lycée Labourdonnais et se familiarise très vite avec la culture mauricienne et asiatique. C’est aussi au lycée français de Curepipe qu’il développera un penchant pour la scène. En 1990, il s’envole pour Pondichéry  pour étudier le commerce. Il étudiera également le droit par correspondance. [Continue reading...]