Shanina Shaik

Shanina Shaik (born 11 February 1991) is an Australian model.\n', '

Shaik\'s mother, Kim, is Australian of Lithuanian ancestry, while her father Hanif, is half Pakistani and half Saudi Arabian. She started modeling when she was 8 years for Myer and appearing in a TV commercial for Hyundai, but stopped when she started high school and got accepted into an accelerated program, graduating a year before her classmates. At the age of fifteen, encouraged by others, she entered the Girlfriend Model Competition. While agents were interested in her, she was too young to move to Sydney, so she went on to participate on the Australian reality show Make Me A Supermodel, finishing as the runner-up.\n', 'Shaik was raised Muslim. Speaking about her upbringing in 2016, Shaik reflected: “I was born and raised Muslim and I lived a very normal lifestyle. My father is very open to my job and understanding…