Shanina mother is Lithuanian heritage and Australia, while his father is from Pakistan and Saudi Arabian descent.Born and raised in Melbourne, Australia which began modeling when she was 8 years Myer modeling and appearing in a commercial for TV for Hyundai, but stopped when she started high school and was accepted into an accelerated program, where he graduated a year before their classmates. At the age of fifteen, encouraged by others, he entered the Bride Model Contest. While the agents were interested in her, she was too young to go to Sydney, so she went to participate in the reality show Make Me A Supermodel Australia, finishing as runner
