Yasmeen Ghauri was born March 23, 1971 in Montreal, Canada. Her father is a Muslim clerik, and her mother is German. At age 17, she made an appointment at a Montreal modeling agency, and her career began.

Her parents both discouraged their daughter, but she followed her calling, moving to New York in August 1990 to model full-time.

Within months, she became one of the select Versace faces. Her natural beauty quickly won her regular work for Isaac Mizrahi, Chanel and Givenchy. And her height made her the star of Donna Karan's fall debut. Ghauri spent most of '94 and '95 on the runways of Milan, Paris and New York. Although she continues to work in modeling, Ghauri is determined to get her business degree.