Apparently Hermès has used an East South Asian model before Lakshmi Menon: Yasmeen Ghauri in Spring/Summer 1994 and Lakshmi Menon in Spring/Summer 2000.
Model: Yasmeen Ghauri
Ad Campaign: Hermès, Spring/Summer 1994
Photographer: Unknown
Source: yasmeen-ghauri.com
Model: Yasmeen GhauriAd Campaign: Hermès, Spring/Summer 1994
Photographer: Unknown
Source: yasmeen-ghauri.com