Shvetha Jaishankar

In this Indian name, the name Jaishankar is a patronymic, and the person should be referred to by the given name, Shvetha.

Shvetha Jaishankar
Born (1978-12-11) 11 December 1978 (age 45)
Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
Occupation
  • Model
  • Author
NationalityIndian
Alma mater
Years active1995–present
Notable worksGorgeous: Eat Well, Look Great
Notable awardsMiss India International 1998 Second runner up, Miss International 1998
Spouse
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    (m. 2002; div. 2009)​
  • Raghu Kailas
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    (m. 2010)​
Website
shvethajaishankar.com

Shvetha Jaishankar (born 11 December 1978) is an Indian model, author, entrepreneur, writer, dancer and beauty pageant titleholder. She won the title at the Femina Miss India International 1998 and later was crowned as the second runner up at Miss International 1998 held in Tokyo.

She is the author of Gorgeous: Eat Well, Look Great published by HarperCollins in 2016, which won the 'Best in the World in Food Culture' prize at The Gourmand Awards in 2018.[1]

Shvetha is also a founding trustee of Leap in India, a movement mentored by A. R. Rahman and founded by musician Srinivas Krishnan, that develops and conducts immersive music and arts programs in schools.

  1. ^ "Shvetha Jaishankar's 'Gorgeous' wins major food culture award - Times of India". The Times of India. 20 June 2018. Retrieved 8 December 2022.