India Hicks

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India Amanda Caroline Hicks is a British designer, writer, businesswoman, and former fashion model. After graduating from the New England School of Photography, Hicks became an interior designer and a model for Ralph Lauren, among others. She moved to the Bahamas in 1996, where she published books, promoted home and beauty products, and introduced a line of jewellery. She also started a local boutique shop called The Sugar Mill Trading Company. As a daughter of Lady Pamela Hicks, she is a descendant of the Mountbatten family and a relative of the British royal family. India is a second cousin and goddaughter to the Prince of Wales. Hicks spoke to Insider about her life, insisting that she is "absolutely not" a royal.