Shaina Nana Chudasama (born 1 December 1972), better known by her abbreviated name Shaina NC, is an Indian fashion designer, politician, and social worker. A daughter of the former Sheriff of Mumbai, Shaina is known in the Indian fashion industry as the 'Queen of Drapes' for draping a saree (sari) in fifty-four different ways. She holds a record in the Guinness Book of World Records for fastest saree drape. She entered politics in 2004 and joined the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). She holds the positions of national spokesperson for the BJP, member of the national executive council of BJP, and treasurer of the BJP's Maharashtra unit. Shaina is also involved in social work through her charity fashion shows and two NGOs, 'I Love Mumbai' and 'Giants International'. As a female politician, she is often projected as the young, urbane, and women-friendly face of the BJP in television debates.

Personal life

Shaina was born to Nana Chudasama and Munira Chudasama in Malabar Hill, Mumbai on 1 December 1972. She has one brother, Akshay and one sister, Brinda. She completed I.C.S.E from Queen Mary School, Mumbai in 1989, and obtained a Bachelor of Arts degree in Political Science from St. Xavier's College, Mumbai in 1993. She wanted to be a lawyer when she was in college, but she was more attracted to fashion designing. After graduation, she took an associate degree in fashion designing from the Fashion Institute of Technology, New York.