Yasmeen Ghauri is a former Canadian supermodel whose emergence on the Canadian fashion scene is often credited with changing the mentality of the local fashion industry which began shifting from the use of predominantly Nordic-looking models to more ‘exotic-looking’ faces. In the early and mid-1990s, she walked on ramps across cities such as Paris, London, New York, and Milan for acclaimed fashion designers such as Jil Sander, Gianni Versace, Helmut Lang, and . She has also been featured multiple times on the covers of magazines such as Elle, Sports Illustrated, Harper’s Bazaar, Marie Claire, and Vogue. She retired from fashion modeling in 1996 after pulling out of a Yves Saint Laurent show at the last minute and chose to focus on starting a family thereafter.
Sun Sign
Aries
Residence
Canada
Boyfriend / Spouse
Yasmeen has dated –
- (1992)
- Ralph Bernstein (1996–Present) – Yasmeen began dating lawyer Ralph Bernstein in 1996 and they got married in 1997. The couple has a daughter named Maia Bernstein and a son named Victor Bernstein.
- (2008) – Rumor
Sexual Orientation
Straight
Distinctive Features
- Lanky frame
- Shoulder-length, straight hair
- Cryptic smile
- Radiant face
Brand Endorsements
Yasmeen has been featured in the campaigns of fashion and clothing brands such as –
- Helmut Lang
- Lanvin
- Dior
- Anne Klein
- Victoria’s Secret
- Versace
- Hermès
- Givenchy
- Valentino
Yasmeen Ghauri Facts
- She had endured a difficult childhood as she would often be bullied for her Pakistani heritage and her faith. She was raised as a Muslim by her father who was an Islamic preacher and she had attended the Hajj pilgrimage to Mecca when she was 12 years old.
- Yasmeen was discovered by Montréal hairdresser and artistic director Edward Zaccharia while she was working at a local McDonald‘s outlet. She was just 17 years old at that time. Although her parents’ expressed their disapproval, she actively pursued a career in modeling and moved to New York 2 years later to follow her dreams.
- She was featured in the music video of the song Sacrifice (1989).
- She had made an appearance in the 1995 documentary titled Unzipped that followed fashion designer Isaac Mizrahi as he planned and presented his fall 1994 collection. The film had also featured several other supermodels such as , , , and .
- The character of Jasmine in the Italian comic book series Jonathan Steele was inspired by Yasmeen. Like her, the character is a former model, who was born to a German mother and a Pakistani father in Montréal.
Featured Image by Yasmeen Ghauri / Instagram
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Facts of Yasmeen Ghauri
- Gender Female
- full nameYasmeen Ghauri
- nicknamesYasmeen
- birthplaceMontréal, Québec, Canada
- Date of Birth March 23, 1971
- Age 53 years 7 months
- Horoscope Aries
- Lucky Number 8
- Lucky Stone Diamond
- Lucky Color Red
- Best Match for Marriage Leo
- ethnicity / ethnic backgroundGerman and Pakistani
- nationalityCanadian
- net worth$1 million
- professionModel (Retired)
- weight59 kg or 130 lbs
- height5 ft 10 in or 178 cm
- hair colorDark Brown
- eye colorLight Brown
- body type / buildSlim
- motherLinda Ghauri
- fatherMoin Ghauri