Most importand things from her Interview ( had some problem to post the full one)
-She was a tomboy and started modeling at eight and always wanted to do it. or child psychology.
-She got to high school.” A self-proclaimed nerd at school she entered into an accelerator programme – “I ended up doing this and modeling.
-She was 17 when she got a contract and moved to New York.”
-She was in Australia’s Make Me A Supermodel, where she actually finished as a runner-up. “I was upset but my mum said, ‘It’s great you didn’t win! The runners-up always do better after these competitions.
-When she was 15, it was hard for her to get jobs because clients wanted an Australian look; Caucasian, blonde…
-She feels closer to her father’s ,” Saudi-Pakistani culture.I love the cuisine. I’m such a foodie and was raised on curries and Arabic desserts.
-She loves shisha!”
-She was bullied when she was 14 and thinks it was partly racial, partly just kids being kids,” My grades dropped and eventually I stopped going to school because I couldn’t handle being taunted every day.”
Shanina says she wants to use her position to help children and charities.
-VS has a aura of sisterhood. “It’s like a family. Adriana Lima, was the first one to come over and make me feel comfortable when I didn’t know anyone at rehearsals,”
She tried out for the new Baywatch movie,” she laughs, “I didn’t get it but everyone I meet says they can see me as a Bond girl.