Yasmeen Ghauri (b. 1971)
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Birthplace:
Montreal, Quebec
Born:
March 23, 1971
Yasmeen Ghauri was born on March 23, 1971 in Montreal, Canada. She is a famous German/Pakistani Victoria's Secret supermodel. Yasmeen Ghauri's father, a strict Muslim, and her German mother were vehemently opposed to her pursuit of a modeling career, believing the business was unsanitary and evil. Yasmeen Ghauri had a troublesome childhood, and was constantly tormented by her classmates while in school. She began to withdraw from those her age, preferring to associate with older children in her neighborhood. This resulted in Yasmeen Ghauri growing up very quickly, and reaching a level of maturity beyond those her own age. Yasmeen Ghauri got past these obstacles, and made her first step towards a modeling career by signing with a Montreal modeling agency. In 1990, Yasmeen Ghauri moved to New York, where she began modeling for Versace. Soon, Yasmeen Ghauri was modeling for Isaac Mizrahi, Chanel and Givenchy. At 5'10", her height garnered the honor of being the star in Donna Karan's Fall collection preview. Yasmeen Ghauri has graced the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue cover on a number of occasions, as well as the covers of Shape, Marie Claire and Fashion Quarterly. Her list of credentials includes appearances in advertisements for Anne Klein, Bruno Magli, Chanel, Christian Dior Haute couture, Escada, Etienne Aigner, Gianfranco Ferre, Gianni Versace Couture, Givenchy Organza perfume, Hermi¨s, Jil Sander, Laura Biagiotti, Saks Fifth Avenue, Sonia Rykiel, Valentino and Victoria's Secret. Yasmeen married after giving birth to her daughter, Maya. Yasmeen spent most of her time raising and caring for her beautiful baby girl. She also known for her involvment in fund raising for breast cancer research and saving Germany's Black Forest.