Nadia Hussain

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Nadia Hussain Khan
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Nadia Hussain at Pakistan Fashion Week in 2010.
Born
Nadia Hussain

(1979-01-11) January 11, 1979 (age 43)
NationalityPakistani
OccupationActress, swimmer, supermodel, dentist, airline pilot, Beauty Instructor
Height5 ft 10 in (178 cm)[1]
Spouse(s)Atif Khan
Children4
Relatives

Nadia Hussain Khan (Urdu: نادیہ حسین, born 11 January 1979[3]) is a Pakistani television actress, host, supermodel, entrepreneur and fashion designer.[4][5] She's recognized as one of Pakistan's first supermodels.[6]

Career[]

Hussain was born in Lund, Sweden.[3][7] At the age of four she came to Karachi.[7] Hussain started her career in modelling in 2000, just after she had completed her A-levels. Hussain, just 20 at the time, appeared in a modelling shoot for a Winter Collection of Lakhani Silk Mills.[8] She was the only Pakistani model to have been chosen by Rizwan Beyg for the Sarajevo Fashion Week. As an actress she has worked in various dramas. She is a practicing dentist, also owns a salon and has her own lawn collection and footwear line called Fetish.[9][6]

Personal life[]

Hussain got married at the age of 24 to investment banker Atif Khan in 2003.[10] She is the mother of four children.[6][11][12]

Television[]

References[]

  1. ^ Hirani, Shireen (28 May 2012). "Top Model Nadia Hussain Profile". Style.pk.
  2. ^ a b Qamar, Saadia (8 May 2015). "Celebrating women of substance". Express Tribune.
  3. ^ a b "Hindi Tv Actress Nadia Hussain Biography, News, Photos, Videos". nettv4u. Retrieved 17 January 2021.
  4. ^ "Profile: Nadia Hussain". fashioncentral.pk. Retrieved 24 January 2013.
  5. ^ "Modeling not an undesirable profession anymore, says Nadia Hussain". The Express Tribune. 15 June 2016. Retrieved 17 January 2021.
  6. ^ a b c "Pakistan's first supermodel". BBC News. Retrieved 17 January 2021.
  7. ^ a b Hasan, Shazia (8 October 2017). "Six 'wonder women' share their success stories". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 17 January 2021.
  8. ^ "Nadia Hussain, the stylish diva". The Express Tribune. 21 October 2010. Retrieved 17 January 2021.
  9. ^ "Nadia Hussain Biography". TV.com.pk. Retrieved 15 August 2013.
  10. ^ InpaperMagazine, From (20 January 2013). "First person: Brand Nadia". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 17 January 2021.
  11. ^ "Model Nadia Hussain looking to work in films". The Express Tribune. 31 August 2018. Retrieved 17 January 2021.
  12. ^ Desk, Entertainment (6 November 2014). "Nadia Hussain welcomes fourth child". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 17 January 2021.

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