Her father is a Muslim clerik from Pakistan, and her mother is German.

After coming to New York , she became one of the select Versace faces. Her natural beauty quickly won her regular work for Isaac Mizrahi, Chanel and Givenchy. And her height made her the star of Donna Karan's fall debut. Ghauri spent most of '94 and '95 on the runways of Milan, Paris and New York. Although she continues to work in modeling, Ghauri is determined to get her business degree.