Shanina Shaik
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Demographics
Gender Female
Birth Name Shanina Shaik
Birthplace Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Birth Date February 11, 1991
Ethnicity Eastern European, South Asian, West Asian, East/North African
Father Punjabi, Peninsular/Egyptian/Sudanese Arab, Ethiopian
Mother Lithuanian
Nationality Australian
Career Model
Color Season Soft Autumn
Notes and Motifs
Ji perfectionist
Ti polished princess
Raised Muslim
Her father, Hanif Shaik, was born in Singapore, of Pakistani and Saudi Arabian ancestry
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Shaik: "Look after yourself from within, and your beauty will shine through on your skin."
Shaik: "I like to do a mix for my workout because I find that when you do the same workout, you get bored of the gym, and also, it's great to shock your body."
Shaik: "Find the foods and workouts that make you feel great. Everyone's different. Find what works for you."
Shaik: "I actually started modelling when I was about eight years old, and then, when I went to high school, I stopped to concentrate on schoolwork because I was in an accelerated program, so it was just really time for me to sit down and focus on my studies."
Shaik: "Being culturally ambiguous and having to deal with bullying made me strong and independent."
Shaik: "I like to get up every day around 8:30 or 9. If I'm not working, probably around eight."
Shaik: "I'm pretty healthy, so I eat a lot of vegetables and fish. But I'm a huge sweets fan. It's really bad. I love ice cream and cookies and cake and all that stuff. So on the weekends, I will definitely indulge."
Shaik: "No beauty shines brighter than that of a good heart."
Shaik: "Everyone has something unique about them."
Shaik: "Bringing exercise bands, ankle weights, and a jump rope is a great way to work out while you're traveling. You can find amazing workout videos online to help with your training."
Shaik: "If I wasn't doing modeling, I'd like to study child psychology."
Shaik: "I do believe that models should be older now. You tell girls to go and catwalk and be sexy, but some of these girls have never even experienced their first kiss, so they don't understand how to be like that."
Shaik: "I'm actually more confident when I'm tan."
Shaik: "When I was 17, my mum thought it would be a good idea to compete in a modeling television show. It was hard for me to book jobs in Australia at this time, being that my look was so different. Even though I didn't win, I was given a modeling contract with New York Models, so I flew to New York as soon as the show was finished."
Shaik: "My mother is Lithuanian Australian, and my father was born in Singapore, but he is Pakistani / Saudi Arabian."