 Shvetha Jaishankar put Chennai
on the beauty map when she won the Miss India – International title in the
prestigious national contest in ’98. Then she went on to represent the country in
Tokyo and came Second Runner-up among 45 contestants from all over the world, the only
Indian to be placed, last year.
 Chennai
Ezine decided to put her on a rapid fire, Star Dust style Q & A session, which she
gamely answered, before burying her head into her books (she is preparing for her final
exams – BA Corporate Secretaryship in Ethiraj College). Here goes –
 Fav actor : Al Pacino,
Aamir Khan
Fav actress : Kajol, Meg Ryan
Fav Food : Mughlai
Fav Dress : Anything which is comfortable and suits the
occasion
Fav Place : Home, beach (no crowds, please)
Fav Color : White, Blue
Fav Holiday : Would love to go to
Ladakh, Seychelles (the place is beautiful)
Fav Person : My Mom
Loves : relax, have a goal and work towards it
Hates : people who deceive
Passion : To make the best of what you have, live life to the fullest
Feels strongly about : God
Future plans : Get into business. Strike a balance between career and home.
Strengths : hardworking, supportive family, cheerful disposition.
Weaknesses : bad loser
Fav Model : Arjun Ramphal, Bipasha Basu
Given a chance, would like to
be : Am happy as I am.
Her dream man : should accept me for what I am, encouraging, good sense of humor,
good looking (without giving it too much of importance)
Hobbies : reading (fiction), music (all kinds), outdoor stuff like tennis,
swimming
 This tall (5’10")
and charming gal got into this glitzy field quite by accident when she was in school. An
only child, her parents (doctor mother and pharma businessman father) she seems to have
been one of the favorite’s of the Creator. Tennis’ loss was beauty’s gain.
She trained briefly with the great Nick Bolletieri Tennis Academy in Florida (wards
include Andre Agassi, Monica Seles, Jim Courier, etc.).
Shvetha wants to go abroad for her MBA
after which she will come back to Chennai. She is, though, very clear, that a career in
beauty is only till your youth and not more.
Padma Subiah |
