Name : Shvetha Jaishankar Height : 5' 10" Titles won : Miss International Runner Up, 1998

This tall (5’10") and charming gal got into this glitzy field quite by accident when she was in school. An only child, her parents (doctor mother and pharma businessman father) she seems to have been one of the favorite’s of the Creator. Tennis’ loss was beauty’s gain. She trained briefly with the great Nick Bolletieri Tennis Academy in Florida (wards include Andre Agassi, Monica Seles, Jim Courier, etc.).

Shvetha wants to go abroad for her MBA after which she will come back to Chennai. She is, though, very clear, that a career in beauty is only till your youth and not more

Fav actor : Al Pacino, Aamir Khan

Fav actress : Kajol, Meg Ryan

Fav Food : Mughlai

Fav Dress : Anything which is comfortable and suits the occasion

Fav Place : Home, beach (no crowds, please)

Fav Color : White, Blue

Fav Holiday : Would love to go to Ladakh, Seychelles (the place is beautiful)

Fav Person : My Mom

Loves : relax, have a goal and work towards it

Hates : people who deceive

Passion : To make the best of what you have, live life to the fullest

Feels strongly about : God

Future plans : Get into business. Strike a balance between career and home.

Strengths : hardworking, supportive family, cheerful disposition.

Weaknesses : bad loser

Fav Model : Arjun Ramphal, Bipasha Basu

Given a chance, would like to be : Am happy as I am.

Her dream man : should accept me for what I am, encouraging, good sense of humor, good looking (without giving it too much of importance)

Hobbies : reading (fiction), music (all kinds), outdoor stuff like tennis, swimming