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Shakira Caine (born Shakira Baksh on 23 February 1947, also known as Shakira and Lady Micklewhite), is a British former fashion model and actress. Image File history File links Question_book-3. ... Shakira can refer to: Shakira - a Colombian-born pop star Shakira Caine - a British actress and fashion model Shakira (comics) - a fictional character from the Warlord series Category: ... is the 54th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1947 (MCMXLVII) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1947 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Photograph of the once famous model Dovima A model is a person who poses or displays for purposes of art, fashion, or other products and advertising. ... For other uses, see Actor (disambiguation). ...


Baksh was born in Guyana. Her mother was a dressmaker, and she aspired to follow in her footsteps and become a fashion designer. While working as a secretary her boss urged her to enter the Miss Guyana contest, where she won the Miss Guyana title. She ended up in third place in the 1967 Miss World contest in London at the age of 19; from there she would launch a career in modeling. Year 1967 (MCMLXVII) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar) of the 1967 Gregorian calendar. ... This article is about the pageant. ... This article is about the capital of England and the United Kingdom. ...


Baksh married actor Michael Caine on 2 January 1973, and appeared with him in John Huston's The Man Who Would Be King. They have one daughter, Natasha. She met her husband, Michael Caine, after he became obsessed with meeting "the most beautiful woman he had ever seen" in a "Maxwell House" commercial. He was planning on going to Brazil to track her down but it turned out that she was living in London, England. A friend gave him her phone number and the rest is history. They still live together at their home in Downs Lane, Leatherhead, Surrey. This article is about the English actor. ... is the 2nd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... For the song by James Blunt, see 1973 (song). ... John Marcellus Huston (August 5, 1906 – August 28, 1987) was an American film director and actor. ... The Man Who Would Be King is a 1975 film adapted from the Rudyard Kipling story of the same title. ... For other uses of this name, see Leatherhead (disambiguation). ... This article is about the English county. ...


She is good friends with the First Lady of Iceland Dorrit Moussaieff. [1] Wives and husbands of the presidents: Georgia Björnsson (1944-1952) wife of Sveinn Björnsson Dóra Þórhallsdóttir (1952-1964) wife of Ásgeir Ásgeirsson Halldóra Eldjárn (1968-80) wife of Kristján Eldjárn Vigdís Finnbogadóttir (1980-96) was not married Guðrún... Dorrit Moussaieff on her way to a royal wedding in Copenhagen Dorrit Moussaieff (Hebrew: דורית מוסאיוף), (born 12 January 1950) is an Israeli-born British-Icelandic First Lady of Iceland, jewelery designer, editor, and businesswoman. ...


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Shakira Caine (197 words)
Shakira Caine (nee Shakira Baksh) is a former model and "Miss Guyana" who is the wife of actor Michael Caine.
Michael Caine says he fell in love with Shakira Caine when he saw her in a coffee commercial on TV.
Shakira won the "Miss Guyana" title and came in third in the 1967 Miss World competition in London at the age of 19.
Shakira...Astroppo.com (606 words)
Shakira turned to acting and played a role in a Colombian soap opera, but returned to music business in 1995 with the album Pies Descalzos (Barefeet), which established her commercial success.
Some people said that Shakira's English skills were too weak for her to write in English but Laundry Service was nevertheless a big hit, best known for the infectious single "Whenever, Wherever," and one of the top albums of 2002.
Shakira: Live and Off the Record, a DVD and a 10-song CD from her 2002-03 world tour (the "Tour of the Mongoose"), will be released March 30th, 2004.
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