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Actor model

Shakira, Lady Caine is a Guyanese-British actress and fashion model, the wife of English actor Sir Michael Caine.

Background

She was born in British Guiana and is of Indian heritage. Her mother was a dressmaker, and she aspired to follow in her footsteps and become a fashion designer.

Career

Modelling career

At the age of 19, she came in third in the 1967 Mission World contest held in London, where she decided to stay to launch a career in modelling. Acting career

After seeing Baksh in a British television advertisement for Maxwell House coffee in 1971, Michael Caine became obsessed with finding the woman he considered to be "the most beautiful.. he had ever seen." From a friend in the advertising business, he discovered that she lived only a few miles from him in London. The couple were married in Las Vegas on 8 January 1973, and have one daughter, Natasha.

She also appeared in two episodes of the science fiction television series unidentified flying object.

Achievements

  • While working as a secretary, she was urged by her employer to enter the Mission Guyana contest, which she won.