Shakira Caine

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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.

Caine was born in Guyana. Her mother was a dressmaker, and Caine 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.

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 she was living in London, England. A friend gave him her phone number and the rest is history.