Biography
Who is Vaishali Desai?
Early life and education
Vaishali Desai was born in Ahmedabad, India. She is a Gujarati. She spent her childhood and youth in Bangalore. She attended Sophia High School in Bangalore. She later finished her graduation at Mount Carmel College in Bangalore.
She started doing ramp shows while living in Bangalore. She was a top model in that city. Her very first show happened when she was fourteen years old.
Pageant success and titles
Vaishali entered the Elite Look of the Year contest. She finished as the second runner-up in that competition. She also participated in the Pond's Femina Miss India contest.
She became Femina Miss India International 2005. She was the third runner-up in the contest. She earned the title even though she was not among the five finalists.
Modeling and commercials
Her acting career began with a commercial for Ponds Dreamflower Talc. This was her major break. She appeared in commercials for Compaq and Raymonds.
She filmed a Tanishq ad with Nafisa Ali. Other products she endorsed included Swarnam Oil and Power detergent. She also appeared in a Dabur Gulabari advertisement.
Film and music career
Her first film was Kal Kissne Dekha. The movie listed her as Vyshalee Desai. She did not change her legal name to match this spelling.
She appeared in a video for Kumar Sanu called Aisa na dekho Mujhe. She worked on three videos for the band Euphoria. These included Soneya and Mehfuz. Pradeep Sarkar directed the Mehfuz video.
Family background
Vaishali is the granddaughter of the filmmaker Manmohan Desai. Some sources also describe her as his grandniece.
She has done a lot of print and editorial work. She is recognized as an Indian actress and model.
Birthday and age
Vaishali Desai was born on December 18, 1989, which makes Vaishali 36 years old today. That birthday falls under the Sagittarius sign. Vaishali shares the date with 56 other famous people.
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