Shanina Shake is a model and actress from Australia, who collaborated with Sam Shipley, Jeff Halmos, Mara Hoffman and many other representatives of the haute couture world. First, she became the leading model in her country, and then conquered the world catwalks.
Biography
Shanina Sheik was born on February 11, 1991 in the Australian city of Melbourne. Her father, Hanif Shayk, is Pakistani by birth, and her mother, Kim Shayk, is Lithuanian. Shanina is not the only child in the family. She has a brother named Shay.
Melbourne city center view Photo: Wilson Alfonso / Wikimedia Commons
When she was eight years old, she first appeared in an advertisement for Myer, an Australian department store chain. And then acted as a model in a Hyundai commercial. But enrolling in high school, Shanina stopped acting and, thanks to an accelerated curriculum, graduated from the school a year earlier than her peers.
Career and creativity
At the age of 15, Shanina Shayk took part in the Girlfriend Model Competition beauty contest. And although the agents drew attention to the girl, her young age did not allow her to accept the invitation to move to Sydney.
A few years later, Shanina appeared in the reality show "Make Me a Supermodel" (2008), where she took second place. A year later, she made her debut at High Fashion Week in New York. Shanina Shayk opened the fashion show of the American fashion designer Yeohlee Teng. She also worked with designers such as Sam Shipley and Jeff Halmos, Mara Hoffman, Richie Rich and others.
American designer Betsy Johnson Photo: The Heart Truth / Wikimedia Commons
In the spring-summer 2010 season, the model collaborated with Betsy Johnson, Rachel Antonoff, Katherine Malandrino and Gerlan Jeans. And presenting the autumn-winter collection of the same year, she appeared on the catwalk in the outfits of the Kardashian sisters for the fashion brand Bebe, Emu Australia, Iodice and others.
In addition, Sheik took part in various advertising campaigns and filming for fashion magazines. Her photographs have been featured on the pages of Vogue Australia, Bloomingdale, Burda, Cosmopolitan, Men's Health, Cleo, Outfitters, Vogue India and others. The model also advertised brands such as Cotton On, Aeropostale, Body & Bath Works, General Pants Co., Edward Joseph, Olay and others.
New York City View Photo: Tysto / Wikimedia Commons
Family and personal life In 2017, the cinematic debut of Shanina Shake took place. She played a minor role in the adventure action movie Alex Kurtzman "The Mummy."
American actor Tom CruisePhoto: Yukie tada / Wikimedia Commons
Her partners on the set were the popular Hollywood actors Tom Cruise, Russell Crowe and Annabelle Wallis. Later, she starred in several more films, including the short film "The Separatists" (2018) and the drama "Greed" (2019).
