Yasmeen Ghauri

 

Discovered working in MacDonald’s in Montreal when she was 17 by hairdresser Edward Zaccaria, Yasmeen Ghauri’s meteoric career as a fashion model was, perhaps, one of the most astonishing model careers of the 1990s. Yasmeen Ghauri was raised a Muslim by her Pakistani father who was not pleased that Yasmeen was pursuing a modeling career.

Despite her parents’ disapproval, Yasmeen launched her modeling career in 1990 in Milan and Paris, later moving to New York City. Early in her career Yasmeen Ghauri had campaigns for Versace, Givenchy, Jil Sander, and Hermes, gracing the runway for Lanvin, Chanel, Jean-Paul Gaultier, and Helmut Lang.

By 1991, Yasmeen Ghauri had landed her first cover of Elle magazine and become the face of Anne Klein and Christian Dior.  Yasmeen was also photographed for the cover of Italian Vogue by Steven Meisel.  Patrick Demarchelier also photographed Yasmeen for Italian Vogue in 1991, calling Yasmeen his favorite model. 

Yasmeen Ghauri walked in her last show—the Yves Saint Laurent—in 1997. She is married to attorney Ralph Bernstein and they have two children Maia and Victor.

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