Jacqueline Fernandez is a beauty queen from Sri Lanka who competed in Miss Universe 2006.
With her homeland of Sri Lanka breaking into civil war and facing economic collapse, Jacqueline and her family moved to Bahrain. She has three siblings, two sister and an younger brother. In Bahrain where she had most of her schooling, where she was motivated to do well and excelled in events such as Athletics, Drama and many other fields, she especially enjoyed Track and Field.
Having a passion for cultures and languages she also joined the Berlitz school of languages, where she learned to speak Spanish and improve her French and Arabic, she also picked up Horse Riding.
According to her: "Being independent and accomplished was imperative to me and I always demanded the best of myself. Perfectionism is my strongest asset."
After her schooling in Bahrain, she was awarded a Scholarship to study at the University of Sydney, where she pursued a degree in Media and Communications in Sydney, Australia.
Having the ambition to do something for her country, she competed in Miss Universe 2006. She has worked as an anchorwoman on one of Sri Lanka's business programs called "Lanka Business Report". She also writes a weekly column for a national newspaper, the "Daily mirror". Jackie also has a non-profit organisation in Sri Lanka focusing on empowering the underprivileged.
Jacqueline Fernandez plays the role of Jasmine in her first film, a Bollywood production Aladin directed by Sujoy Ghosh also starring Amitabh Bachchan and Ritesh Deshmukh.
With her homeland of Sri Lanka breaking into civil war and facing economic collapse, Jacqueline and her family moved to Bahrain. She has three siblings, two sister and an younger brother. In Bahrain where she had most of her schooling, where she was motivated to do well and excelled in events such as Athletics, Drama and many other fields, she especially enjoyed Track and Field.
Having a passion for cultures and languages she also joined the Berlitz school of languages, where she learned to speak Spanish and improve her French and Arabic, she also picked up Horse Riding.
According to her: "Being independent and accomplished was imperative to me and I always demanded the best of myself. Perfectionism is my strongest asset."
After her schooling in Bahrain, she was awarded a Scholarship to study at the University of Sydney, where she pursued a degree in Media and Communications in Sydney, Australia.
Having the ambition to do something for her country, she competed in Miss Universe 2006. She has worked as an anchorwoman on one of Sri Lanka's business programs called "Lanka Business Report". She also writes a weekly column for a national newspaper, the "Daily mirror". Jackie also has a non-profit organisation in Sri Lanka focusing on empowering the underprivileged.
Jacqueline Fernandez plays the role of Jasmine in her first film, a Bollywood production Aladin directed by Sujoy Ghosh also starring Amitabh Bachchan and Ritesh Deshmukh.
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