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ADVANTAGE WOMEN
A
n electrifying personality with
gorgeous looks, Vandana Luthra,
Founder and Mentor of VLCC is
truly the Slimming Diva of India. For the
past 16 years, she has worked in the
area of slimming, wellness and beauty,
as she truly believes, “Health is the real
wealth and caring for health is another
way to worship God.”
She started with a modest setup
in 1989 with the aim to provide both
beauty and slimming services to the
society. She had an ambition to build
India’s first and only domain providing
holistic wellness, as a service, marrying
scientific research and traditional
therapies. She says, “I was a health
freak and always was inclined towards
glamour and beauty. My parents, too,
were health enthusiasts; they gave me
the right direction in life. I wanted to do
something in the field of health, beauty,
nutrition and fitness, which made me,
put the concept of VLCC together. I
planned my entire education in this
direction.”
After graduating from Delhi
University, she went on to pursue
further education in Nutrition
and Cosmetology from Germany.
Subsequently, she did a series of
specialized courses and modules in
beauty care, fitness, food and nutrition
and skin care from London, Munich
and Paris. After attaining professional
expertise, she made her entrepreneurial
debut by opening the country’s first
Transformation Center.
She says, “I started VLCC while I
was raising my children on a small scale
and did not dream of making business
out of it. I belong to a non-business
background. Our initial business started
picking up very well and that gave me
the confidence to set forth. Moreover,
my colleagues supported me pushing
me to carry it further. My customers
encouraged me and my husband
boosted me throughout this journey.
They all inspired me and made VLCC the
successful venture it is today. I do not
want to give credit to myself alone for I
had put the concept in place, but it was
all our combined efforts which worked.”
She adds, “People coming to VLCC
are positive more than anything else
they start believing in themselves. When
you start believing in yourself, everything
looks positive and rosy. We educate
our customers about what is right and
what is wrong in their current lifestyle.
People do have problems and they feel
depressed about their negative body
image or they do not have good skin.”
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