Media - Anand Jon

Achievements, Distinctions, Credentials Wins Skills Recognitions, & Honors.

Apart from being the winner of the prestigious Fashion week of America’s International New Star” Designer Award in the year 2002-’03, Anand has also won several acclaimed awards, honors and credentials such as -

2004

Jan 2004Asia Society Guest of Honor, Asia on my mind.

Guest of Honor

Asia Society

2002

March 2002Winner of Peoples Choice Award “Best New Designer”2002, Dans Papers

Best New Designer

Winner of Peoples Choice Award

2004

April 2004Winner of SASA 2004 Award for breakthrough in Arts and Business.

Arts and Business

Winner of SASA Award

2002

Jan 2002Indian-American Kerala Cultural & Civic Center Outstanding accomplishment Award 2002

Indian-American Kerala Cultural & Civic Center

Outstanding accomplishment Award

Top 12 new fashion brands of the future
2001-2002: Selected as one of the Top 12 new fashion brands of the future in the world by In Style Europe.
Top 70 designers in the world
2000: Selected for the prestigious NYC 2000 by Mayor Giuliani among the top 70 designers in the world.
Top looks of the Millennium
2000: Featured on Oprah Winfrey's show “Oprah” as one of the Top looks of the Millennium.
The Shakespeare Theater
2001: The Shakespeare Theater (Hamptons, the Peter Beard mansion) costumes by Anand Jon.
Judge for Miss India
2002: Served as a judge for the prestigious Miss India pageant.
Official International Spokesman
2003: Official International Spokesman for CARE International children’s charity.
Judge for FEMME
2003: Judge for FEMME with FUBU & E!’s Leon Hall.
The Fashion Group International
2003: The Fashion Group International, Member NYC selected/sponsored by Margaret Hayes, President of FGI.
Profiled Designer
2003: Profiled designer in Tyra Banks' America’s Next Top Model.
MTV Asia Fashion Awards
2003: Selected to co-host the first ever MTV Asia Fashion Awards.
Special Host of Iceland Fashion Week
2003: Special Host of Iceland Fashion Week with Patricia Fields of Sex & the City/HBO, MTV Asia, MTV.
Official Host
2003: Official host (co-hosted by Ms Universe 2003 and Michelle Rodriguez) of the US ARMY/USO July 4th celebrations at Fort Dix, NJ.
Top 21 Asians
2004: Selected by A Magazine as among the Top 21 Asians to watch out for in the 21st century.
25 “Faces of the Future"
2004: Selected as one of the 25 “Faces of the Future” leaders of the new millennium by India Today.
Sexiest South Asians
2004: Selected as one of the “Sexiest South Asians in America” by Bibi.
Newsweek’s “Who’s Next in 2007?”
2004: Selected by Newsweek as one of the most successful South Asians in the world.
Eyes' 50 most Influential Indians
2004: Listed in NR Eyes' 50 most Influential Indians in the world (Book and TV series).
Runway features debuts
2004: Runway features debuts of Amanda Hearst, Michelle Rodriguez, Mya, Izabella Miko, Ananda Lewis, Princess Olivia of Spain, Max Tucci the Count of Florence and featured Paris Hilton, Nicky Hilton, Lydia Hearst.
Official Jury Member
2004: Selected by Parsons School of Design as an official Jury member.
"Who’s Next?"
listed in Newsweek’s "Who’s Next?" as a rising star in the fashion industry.
Placed in PaperMag’s
2007: Placed in PaperMag’s “The 10 Biggest scandals that Rocked Downtown since the 70’s”.
Featured in W Magazine
2007: Featured in W Magazine’s “Fashion Scandals of the past 40 years”.
New York Social Diary
2007: Featured in New York Social Diary’s “Designing for a higher cause”.
The Center of Attention
2007: Became the center of attention in NYPost’s “Designer Anand Jon Still has 48 sex-attack counts dropped, still faces 54 years”.

Advocacy for Justice

With such a long list of credentials and a rising career, everything was going Anand Jon’s way until a fateful day in 2007 when he was convicted for counts of forcible rape, an attempted kiss, and sexual battery by the Los Angeles court. Despite the evidence being in his favor, including passing a lie detector test and a negative rape kit, Anand Jon was convicted. This has been seen by many as a travesty of justice. Presently, Anand Jon is kept at Riker’s Island jail in New York, awaiting a fresh trial and fighting against the odds of injustice.

Let us join hands in voicing our views against this injustice and let TRUTH prevail!