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Images: Oops! Models falling on the catwalk

Last updated on: January 23, 2013 17:54 IST

French designer Stephane Rolland's show at the ongoing Paris Fashion Week saw some action as a model presenting his collection slipped and fell on the runway. We bring you ten such dramatic falls on catwalks across the world. Keep clicking!

Models are perfect beings. But sometimes, these heavenly creatures have their embarassing moments too -- when a shoe heel breaks, the foot get stuck in the garment or the ramp is simply too slippery -- and they slip, literally.

Recently, French designer Stephane Rolland's Haute Couture Spring-Summer 2013 show at the Lakme Fashion Week saw a young model fall on the runway as shutterbugs went trigger-happy.

In the pages to follow, we take you through some of the most dramatic slips and tumbles on the runway.

Images: Oops! Models falling on the catwalk

Last updated on: January 23, 2013 17:54 IST
A model falls as she presents a creation by French designer Stephane Rolland as part of his Haute Couture Spring-Summer 2013 fashion show in Paris January 22, 2013.

Images: Oops! Models falling on the catwalk

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A model slips and falls while presenting a creation from the Herve Leger by Max Azria Fall 2009 collection during New York Fashion Week February 15, 2009.

Images: Oops! Models falling on the catwalk

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A model falls down while she presents a creation from Cavalera's collection during Sao Paulo Fashion Week Winter 2011 in Sao Paulo, February 2, 2011.

Images: Oops! Models falling on the catwalk

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A model falls during the Zac Posen 2008/2009 fall collection show during New York Fashion Week February 7, 2008.

Images: Oops! Models falling on the catwalk

Last updated on: January 23, 2013 17:54 IST
A model slips and falls while presenting a creation from the Herve Leger by Max Azria Fall 2009 collection during New York Fashion Week in New York, February 15, 2009.

Images: Oops! Models falling on the catwalk

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A model falls while presenting a creation from Mexican designer Alberto Rodriguez's spring/summer 2010 collection during a fashion show in Mexico City October 19, 2009.

Images: Oops! Models falling on the catwalk

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A model is helped by a spectator after she fell while presenting a creation by Georgian designer Irakli Nasidze during Georgian Fashion Week in Tbilisi March 26, 2010. Twenty-one designers and fashion houses participated in the first ever Georgian Fashion Week.

Images: Oops! Models falling on the catwalk

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A model trips on the runway during Sass & Bide's Spring Collections 2007 fashion show in New York September 9, 2006.

Images: Oops! Models falling on the catwalk

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A model falls while presenting a creation for Beijing Institute of Fashion Technology and Taiwan Shin Chien University Graduates Collection during China Fashion Week in Beijing, March 25, 2011.

Images: Oops! Models falling on the catwalk

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A model falls as she presents a creation from designer Miguel Palacio's Fall/Winter 2012 collection during the Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week in Madrid February 2, 2012.
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