Jacqueline Fernandez Biography

Jacqueline Fernandez is a Bollywood actress who came from Sri Lanka. Jacqueline Fernandez is the winner of Miss Sri Lanka 2006 beauty contest. She was born on 2nd June, 1984. Her father Elroy is a Sri Lankan and mother Kim is a Malaysian. She has three siblings, two brothers and an older sister. Her parents moved to Bahrain due to civil war and other problems in her country. 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.

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 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.

In 2006, she was crowned the Miss Sri Lanka for Miss Universe 2006 in March, 2006 and also competed in Miss Universe 2006. After winning Miss Sri Lanka title in 2006, she entered the world of television and anchored a show on Sri Lanka's business called Lanka Business Report. She also writes a weekly column for a national newspaper, the "Daily mirror". She also has a non-profit organization in Sri Lanka focusing on empowering the underprivileged.

She came to Mumbai on a modeling contract and landed a role in Bollywood movie Aladin in 2009 directed by Sujoy Gosh along with well known Indian stars like Amitabh Bachchan, Sanjay Dutt, and Ritesh Deshmukh. She plays the character of Jasmine in the movie, the new girl in college who has come from America.

Awards Received

Best Female Debut in IIFA Awards 2010 for the role of Jasmine in the film Aladin.