Current index status
Rising / Global Watch.
This profile remains unnumbered until its current evidence meets the Global 50 threshold. It is an editorial assessment, not a judgement of personal worth.
Index Rating · Editorial pillars · Medium confidence · evidence reviewed
78.8
- Runway · 40%
- 74
- Campaigns · 30%
- 82
- Editorial · 20%
- 81
- Cultural aura · 10%
- 84
Casting ledger
Verified walks.
No house-level walks on the casting ledger yet. The desk adds rows only when a public source confirms the booking.
Open the casting ledger ↗01 / Why they matter
What Shanina is known for.
Victoria’s Secret and international campaign work
02 / Career record
Early life
Shanina Shaik was born on 11 February 1991 in Melbourne, Australia, to an Australian mother of Lithuanian descent and a father born in Singapore of Pakistani and Saudi Arabian descent. She modelled as a child, including work for Myer and a Hyundai commercial at age 8, and at 15 entered the Girlfriend magazine model competition and competed on the Australian reality series Make Me a Supermodel, finishing runner-up.
03 / Career record
Runway debut and Victoria’s Secret, 2009–2012
Shaik made her professional runway debut in the Autumn/Winter 2009 season in New York, walking eight or more shows, including Yeohlee, Betsey Johnson, Catherine Malandrino and Oscar de la Renta. In 2011 she was cast in the Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show and signed with NEXT Model Management, and the following year opened for Jason Wu and walked for Tom Ford, Stella McCartney and Vivienne Westwood.
04 / Career record
Recent record, 2016–2026
Shaik became a brand ambassador for Seafolly swimwear in 2016, and her cover credits include Cosmopolitan, Cleo, Vogue India and multiple editions of Harper’s Bazaar. She gave birth to her first child in September 2022. In 2026 she attended Paris Fashion Week events including an Hourglass cosmetics dinner and a Victoria Beckham presentation in March, walked Australian Fashion Week for heritage label Carla Zampatti in May, and fronted a social-media campaign for Australian label Dissh that June. She is represented by The Lions in New York and IMG Models across Paris, London and Milan.
05 / At a glance
Quick facts.
- —Born 11 February 1991 in Melbourne, Australia, to an Australian mother of Lithuanian descent and a father of Pakistani and Saudi Arabian descent
- —Runner-up on the Australian reality series Make Me a Supermodel at 15
- —Runway debut in the Autumn/Winter 2009 season in New York, walking eight or more shows
- —Cast in the Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show in 2011
- —Became a brand ambassador for Seafolly swimwear in 2016
- —Walked Australian Fashion Week for heritage label Carla Zampatti in May 2026
06 / Current index evidence
Why is Shanina Shaik on the Rising watchlist?
- Victoria’s Secret and international campaign work.
- Eligibility reviewed against work and public visibility in the 2021–2026 window; booking-level citations are maintained in the linked industry and biographical records.
Confidence: Editorial pillars · Medium confidence · evidence reviewed. Scores may change when a source is corrected or new work enters the current window.
Sources & evidence
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Facts on this page are drawn from public work records and industry press, and summarised in our own words. This is an independent editorial profile — it is not endorsed by the subject, their agencies, or the brands named. Last reviewed 2026-07-14. Corrections: desk@thecastindex.com.