Yasmeen Ghauri – Content Creator Models from Canada, Quebec, Montreal

About Yasmeen Ghauri

Yasmeen Ghauri (یاسمین غوری‎; born March 23, 1971) is a retired Canadian model.She was born in Montreal, Quebec to a German mother, Linda, and a Pakistani father, Moin Ghauri.She was raised Muslim and had a difficult childhood, and was bullied by her classmates at school for her Pakistani heritage. She went with her parents for the Islamic Hajj pilgrimage to Mecca when she was 12.Career beginningsWhen she was 17, she was discovered while working at a McDonald’s restaurant by Montreal hairdresser and artistic director of Platine Coiffure, Edward Zaccharia. Soon after her discovery, there was a shift in mentality within the fashion industry, moving from predominantly Nordic-looking models to more „ethnic“ models, a trend which she helped to inspire.