{{short description|Pakistani model and singer|bot=PearBOT 5}} {{about| the Pakistani model| the Somali-born politician| Ayaan Hirsi Ali}} {{pp-pc}} {{Use Pakistani English|date=August 2022}} {{Use dmy dates|date=August 2022}} {{Infobox model | name = Ayyan Ali | image = Ayyan - Fashion Week Pakistan 2012.jpg | alt = | caption = Ayyan modeling during Fashion Week in Pakistan in 2012 | birth_name = Ayyan Ali | birth_date = <!--Birthdate must be attributed to a reliable published source with an established reputation for fact-checking. No blogs. No IMDb. No public records. See WP:BLPPRIVACY--> | hair_color = Black | eye_color = | years_active = 2009 – present | birth_place = Dubai, United Arab Emirates | website = {{URL|Ayyanworld.com}} | death_date = <!-- {{Death date and age|YYYY|MM|DD|YYYY|MM|DD}} or {{Death-date and age|Month DD, YYYY|Month DD, YYYY}} (death date then birth date) --> | death_place = | other_names = | occupation = Model | known_for = }}
'''Ayyan Ali''', or simply '''Ayyan''' ({{langx|ur|{{nq|ایان علی}}}}), is a Pakistani model and singer. She started modeling in 2010 and has been nominated four times for the Lux Style Awards.<ref name="tribune">{{cite news |last=Taha |first=Hani |date=4 September 2011 |title=Ayaan: Pakistan's next top model |url=https://tribune.com.pk/story/241863/ayaan-pakistans-next-top-model/ |access-date=17 November 2023 |newspaper=The Express Tribune}}</ref>
== Career == Ayyan started her career as a model at the age of sixteen.<ref name=BBC/> She started modeling in 2010 and won the title of Best Female Emerging Model. She was nominated four times for the Lux Style Awards.<ref name=tribune />
In 2010, Ayyan was awarded the title of Calvin Klein ‘Beauty of the Year 2010’.<ref name=tribune/> Later, she became their brand ambassador. That same year, she was nominated for Best Female Emerging Model for the Lux Style Awards, and in 2011 for Best Female Model. Her music video and single, titled "You and I", was released on the occasion of Eid al-Fitr in July 2014, and was panned by the critics.<ref name="Dawn">{{cite news |author=Khan |first=Ayesha K. |date=3 August 2014 |title=Model Ayyan tries (and fails) with 'You and I' |url=https://www.dawn.com/news/1123018/model-ayyan-tries-and-fails-with-you-and-i/ |access-date=17 November 2023 |newspaper=Dawn}}</ref>
== Charges and Arrest == On 14 March 2015, the Pakistan Airports Security Force arrested Ayyan and charged her with money laundering. She was boarding a flight to the UAE from the Benazir Bhutto International Airport in Islamabad. Ayyan was off to Dubai through a private airline when the Airports Security Force (ASF) personnel checked her luggage at the counter and discovered US$506,800. She was presented before a customs judge who sent her on a fourteen-day judicial remand. She was then taken to a medical facility for examination. The $500,000 in her suitcase far exceeded the $10,000 legal limit on foreign currency that an individual can take outside Pakistan in cash in a single trip.<ref name="BBC">{{cite news |date=5 April 2015 |title=Ayyan Ali: Supermodel in a Pakistani jail |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-32158471 |access-date=17 November 2023 |work=BBC News}}</ref> During interrogation, she allegedly named several Pakistani politicians and models involved in money laundering.{{Citation needed|date=November 2023}} On 14 July 2015, Ayyan was released from jail on bail.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Ghumman |first=Tauqir |date=14 July 2015 |title=LHC orders release of model Ayyan Ali on bail |work=Dawn |url=https://www.dawn.com/news/1194420/lhc-orders-release-of-model-ayyan-ali-on-bail |access-date=2023-11-24}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=2015-07-16 |title=Pakistani supermodel Ayyan Ali released from jail |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-33547032 |access-date=2025-10-27 |work=BBC News |language=en-GB}}</ref>
===Murder of the Customs Inspector who caught her=== The widow of the customs inspector who was to be the key prosecution witness in the money laundering case of Ayyan Ali stated that her husband had been killed to protect Ayyan.<ref>{{cite news |author=Raja |first=Mudassir |date=14 May 2016 |title=Customs inspector murdered to protect Ayyan, claims widow |url=https://tribune.com.pk/story/1103487/money-laundering-model-case-customs-inspector-killed-to-protect-ayyan-widow-claims |access-date=17 November 2023 |newspaper=The Express Tribune}}</ref>
== Discography == ;Singles<ref name="Dawn2">{{cite news |date=7 March 2016 |title=4 things Ayyan can do now that she's off the ECL |url=https://images.dawn.com/news/1174953 |access-date=17 November 2023 |newspaper=Dawn}}</ref> * "Earthquake"<ref name=Dawn2/> * "Making Dollars" featuring Timo<ref name=Dawn2/> * "You and I" featuring F. Charm<ref name=Dawn/><ref name=Dawn2/>
== Awards and nominations == The following are the awards and nominations for Ayyan: {| class="wikitable" ! Year ! Award ! Category ! Result |- | 2009 | U.S. Consulate General ‘Women’s Day,. | Best Model | {{won}} |- | 2010 | Lux Style Awards | Best Emerging Female Model | {{nom}} |- | rowspan="2" | 2011 | Lux Style Awards | {{nom}} |- | Miss Calvin Klein Beauty<ref name=tribune/> | Miss Calvin Klein | {{won}} |- | rowspan="2" | 2012 | Lux Style Awards | Best Female Model | {{nom}} |- | Pakistan Media Awards | Best Female Model | {{won}} |- | rowspan="7" | 2013 | Lux Style Awards | Best Female Model | {{nom}} |- | Hum Awards | Best Female Model | {{won}} |}
== See also == * List of Pakistani models
== References == {{Reflist|2}}
== External links == * [https://soundcloud.com/ayyan Ayyan] in SoundCloud
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Ayyan}} Category:Living people Category:Pakistani female models Category:Actresses from Karachi Category:Models from Dubai Category:Pakistani television actresses Category:Hum Award winners Category:21st-century Pakistani actresses Category:Pakistani women singers Category:Pakistani prisoners and detainees Category:Pakistani people convicted of money laundering Category:1993 births Category:Inmates of Central Jail Rawalpindi