She was born in Roskilde to a Danish mother and an Indian father in 1982. She has one brother and one sister. Gitte Hanspal is married to a Denmark based Indian and has a son. She completed her Masters Degree in Business Innovation & Management in 2007 from Copenhagen Business School.
She was the winner of the Miss Scandinavia 2005 contest and also a contestant in the Miss Universe 2005 contest. She is married for 2nd time