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{{short description|Indian model and actress}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2019}}
{{Use Indian English|date=November 2019}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Vaishali Desai
| image = Vaishali Desai at the IIJW as the Show Stopper for jeweler Naresh Kriplani.jpg
| caption = Vaishali at the IIJW,2010 as the Show Stopper for a jewellery Brand.
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| occupation = [[Model (person)|Model]], [[Bollywood actress]]
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| relatives = [[Manmohan Desai]] (grand father)
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'''Vaishali Desai''' is an Indian model and actress.<ref name="indiatimes.com">{{cite web|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/A-models-shelf-life-is-very-small-Vaishali-Desai/articleshow/12867883.cms|title=A model's shelf life is very small: Vaishali Desai|work=The Times of India|access-date=27 March 2015}}</ref> She won the Indian title of [[Miss International]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://beautypageants.indiatimes.com/photoshow/7189876.cms?curpg=23|title=Miss India Winners 2009 - 2001 - Indiatimes.com - Page23|work=indiatimes.com|access-date=27 March 2015}}</ref> She debuted in the film ''[[Kal Kissne Dekha]]''.<ref name="indiatimes.com"/>

==Early life==
Vaishali Desai is a [[Gujarati people|Gujarati]].<ref name=jagran>{{cite news|url=http://post.jagran.com/vaishali-desai-to-play-journalist-in-meet-the-patels-1415345001|title=Vaishali Desai to play journalist in 'Meet The Patels'|location=Mumbai|date=7 November 2014|publisher=[[Dainik Jagran]]}}</ref> Desai is the grandniece of filmmaker [[Manmohan Desai]].<ref name=jagran />

Vaishali was brought up in [[Bangalore]]. Vaishali did her schooling in [[Sophia High School]], Bangalore. She finished her graduation from [[Mount Carmel College, Bangalore]].<ref name="Beauty">{{Cite web|url=https://beautypageants.indiatimes.com/miss-india-winners-2012-1964/2010-2001/Vaishali-Desai/articleshow/7282996.cms |title=Vaishali Desai| website=indiatimes.com}}</ref> After her [[Femina Miss India|Miss India]] contest she shifted her base to Mumbai with her family for modelling and further studies.

Vaishali was doing ramp shows in Bangalore and was a top model. Her first show was when she was fourteen. Her major break and entry in the acting world was with her first commercial for Ponds Dreamflower Talc. She later was seen in ads like Tanishq, Compaq, Raymonds. Vaishali has, however, not changed her name to Vyshalee Desai as given in her debut film ''[[Kal Kissne Dekha]]''. Vaishali recently starred in a short psychological horror film titled ''[[Similitude (short film)|Similitude]]'', the film was officially selected at the [[23rd Busan International Film Festival]] and competed under the Asian Short Film Competition Category.

==Modelling and advertisements==
She was seen in a [[Compaq]] laptop ad and in the very famous [[Raymond]] ad. She is now being seen in another Tanishq ad with Nafisa Ali. She has done ads for products like Swarnam Oil and Power detergent. Vaishali was seen in an ad with [[Shah Rukh Khan]] for Sunfeast, and in a [[Dabur]] Gulabari ad.

Vaishali did her first video for [[Kumar Sanu]] for the song 'Aisa na dekho Mujhe.' She did three videos for the band [[Euphoria (Indian band)|Euphoria]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://beautypageants.indiatimes.com/photoshow/7189876.cms?curpg=23|title=Miss India Winners 2009 - 2001 - Indiatimes.com - Page23|work=indiatimes.com|access-date=27 March 2015}}</ref> She did "Soneya" with them which was followed by "[[Mehfuz]]" which was directed by [[Pradeep Sarkar]].

Vaishali had participated in the Elite Look of the Year contest and was the second runner-up. Vaishali participated in the Pond's [[Femina Miss India]] contest and was the third runner-up becoming the Miss India International even though she wasn't in the five finalists. Vaishali then left in the same year for the [[Miss International]] contest in Tokyo but failed to win due to her having [[conjunctivitis]].

Vaishali has done ramp shows for top Indian designers. She has participated in the [[Lakme Fashion week]], [[Dhaka Fashion week]], and Sri Lankan Fashion week and done shows for [[L'Oréal]], [[Moschino]], etc. She has done a lot of print and editorial work as well.

==Filmography==

{| class="wikitable sortable"
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! Year !! Film !! Role !! Language !! class="unsortable" | Notes
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| 2009 || ''[[Kal Kissne Dekha]] '' || Meesha Kapoor || Hindi ||<ref name="indiatimes.com"/>
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| 2012 || '' Tukkaa Fitt '' || Priya || Hindi ||
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| 2015 || '' [[Solid Patels]] '' || Aliya Desai || Hindi || Post Production
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| 2018 || '' [[Similitude (short film)|Similitude]] '' || Amyra Shroff ||English ||
|}

==References==
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==External links==
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*{{IMDb name|3197624}}

{{Miss International 2005 delegates}}
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[[Category:Gujarati people]]
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[[Category:Miss International 2005 delegates]]
[[Category:Actresses from Mumbai]]
[[Category:Mount Carmel College, Bangalore alumni]]

Vaishali Desai - Revision history

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