[1] Born in Durban, Keshwar attended Mowat Park Girls High and received a degree in psychology from the University of KwaZulu-Natal.
She was a finalist in the third period of the reality modeling contest Revlon Supermodel in 2007 prior to winning Miss South Africa on 15 December 2008.
[2] Keshwar represented her country in Miss Universe 2009 in Nassau, Bahamas where she made the finals and placed seventh overall.
Keshwar, who ranked one position lower than Mortaud at the Miss Universe pageant earlier that year, finished higher than her French counterpart, being named Queen of Africa and crowned second princess at the finale.
In reality, Tatum is married to businessman Warren Wheatley, and together they have a son.