1. Shvetha Jaishankar was born on 11 December 1978 and is an Indian model, author, entrepreneur, writer, dancer and beauty pageant titleholder.
17 Facts About Shvetha Jaishankar
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Shvetha Jaishankar won the title at the Femina Miss India International 1998 and later was crowned as the second runner up at Miss International 1998 held in Tokyo.
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Shvetha Jaishankar is the author of Gorgeous: Eat Well, Look Great published by HarperCollins in 2016, which won the 'Best in the World in Food Culture' prize at The Gourmand Awards in 2018.
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Shvetha Jaishankar is the only child of her mother, a retired physician and pharmaceutical entrepreneur, and her father, a businessman in the clinical trials industry.
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Shvetha Jaishankar completed her schooling at the Sacred Heart Matriculation School in Church Park, Chennai, and DAV School.
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In 2002, Shvetha Jaishankar married tennis player Mahesh Bhupathi; they divorced in 2009.
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At age 17, Shvetha Jaishankar was discovered by fashion guru Prasad Bidapa and went on to walk the ramp for India's top designers such as Ritu Kumar, Rohit Bal and Manish Malhotra.
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Shvetha Jaishankar won the Femina Miss India International 1998 title and later was crowned as the second runner up at the Miss International 1998 held in Tokyo, Japan.
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Shvetha Jaishankar has appeared on shows for National Geographic, MTV and Star TV.
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Shvetha Jaishankar was guest presenter at the Nat Geo Spell Bee 2009.
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Shvetha Jaishankar has appeared in TV commercials for Dabur Vatika shampoo, Nestle Munch, Cadbury's Dairy Milk, Asian Paints and Denim Soap.
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Shvetha Jaishankar has appeared on a famous talk show Rendezvous with Simi Garewal.
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Shvetha Jaishankar appeared on the cover of Femina and has featured in Elle, Verve and Vogue India magazines.
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Shvetha Jaishankar was a popular columnist for The Hindu, a leading national newspaper.
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Shvetha Jaishankar wrote several features for 'The Girls Guide' and 'The Yin Thing' columns.
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In 2004, Shvetha Jaishankar co-founded and managed Globosport, a sports and talent management company along with Mahesh Bhupathi.
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Shvetha Jaishankar has spoken at several workshops and clubs on her beliefs on healthy living and the need to follow dreams.