Noémie Lenoir

Noémie Lenoir
Lenoir at Cannes Film festival in 2005
Born	19 September 1979 (1979-09-19) (age 32) Les Ulis, Essonne, France
Height	1.76 m (5 ft 9 1⁄2 in)
Hair colour	Brown
Eye colour	Green
Measurements	34-24-35
Dress size	38 EU (10 UK)
Agency	Models 1

Noémie Lenoir (born 19 September 1979 in Les Ulis, Essonne) is a French model and actress of African and European descent.

Career

Lenoir was first spotted by Ford Models when she was 16 years old. In 1995, Lenoir signed with L'Oréal, and has since appeared in their advertisements alongside Laetitia Casta and long-term model and actress Andie MacDowell. She has also worked for Victoria's Secret, Gap, Next, and many others. Lenoir was the face of UK high-street retailer Marks & Spencer, for four years until Christmas 2009^[1] and was seen in various British magazines and billboards alongside fellow models Twiggy and Laura Bailey. Lenoir is featured in the music video for Usher's single "Hey Daddy (Daddy's Home)". As of April 2011^[update] she is represented by Models 1.^[2]

Personal life

Lenoir was born in Les Ulis, Essonne, France. Her mother comes from the French island of Réunion in the Indian Ocean and has Malagasy ancestry. Her father is a retired French electrician who later divorced her mother.^[3] Her family moved first to Gif-sur-Yvette and then to Versailles where she was discovered and started her career in modelling.

After a relationship with rapper Stomy Bugsy, she lived with  international football player Claude Makélélé of Paris Saint-Germain. They have a son, Kelyan Makélélé (born February 2, 2005). The couple split in early 2009.^[4] Despite widespread reports Lenoir was married to Makélélé, she wrote a blog in 2009 clarifying their former relationship, saying: "I’m not and have never been married. I do have a son. I have a wonderful baby’s father and have a great relationship with him, however I’ve been single for some time now."^[5]

On May 9, 2010, Lenoir was found unconscious, after a suspected suicide attempt in a park near her Paris home, by a man walking his dog. She was rushed to hospital where large quantities of drugs and alcohol were found in her system.^[6][7][8][9] She spoke about the suicide attempt in a February 2011 interview with Britain's Guardian Weekend magazine, admitting she'd done 'something really, really stupid'.^[10]

Filmography

Actress

• Astérix & Obélix: Mission Cléopâtre (2002), Guimieukis
• Gomez & Tavarès (2003), Gina
• After the Sunset (2004), Mooré's Girl
• Jeff et Léo, flics et jumeaux (2004), Anna – TV series, episode "Un train peut en cacher un autre"
• The Valet (2006), Karine
• Gomez contre Tavarès (2007)
• Rush Hour 3 (2007), Geneviève
• "Hey Daddy (Daddy's Home)" (2009) – Usher music video

Self

• Tout le monde en parle – (3 episode, 2000–2003)
• 20h10 pétantes – (1 episode, 2004)
• French Beauty – (2005)
• On n'est pas couché – (1 episode, 11 June 2007)
• Britain's Next Top Model, Cycle 6 – (1 episode, 19 July 2010)

She hosted a show on Trace TV for 2 years. She appears in all three Marks and Spencer Christmas TV adverts for 2009, broadcast in the United Kingdom and Republic Of Ireland,^[11]

References

1. ^ "Former M&S model Noemie Lenoir looks the picture of health as she soaks up the sun in Miami". Daily Mail. London. 3 March 2011. http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-1362361/Noemie-Lenoir-Former-Marks-Spencer-model-soaks-Miami-sun.html. 
2. ^ "Models 1: Noemie Lenoir – Portfolio". Models 1. http://www.models1.co.uk/details.aspx?nav=0&modelid=1762&sexid=2&subid=7770&mainsubid=7770&indx=9. Retrieved 29 April 2011. 
3. ^ Delingpole, James (3 March 2007). "Who's that girl?". The Sunday Times. http://women.timesonline.co.uk/tol/life_and_style/women/article1449414.ece. 
4. ^ "Claude Makelele enjoys first holiday with new WAG after splitting from M&S lingerie model Noemie Lenoir". Daily Mail (London). 19 June 2009. http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-1194184/Claude-Makelele-enjoys-holiday-new-WAG-splitting-M-S-lingerie-model-Noemie-Lenoir.html. 
5. ^ "M&S lingerie model Noemie Lenoir falls for rap mogul Russell Simmons after love split". Daily Mail (London). 24 June 2009. http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-1195234/M-S-lingerie-model-Noemie-Lenoir-falls-rap-mogul-Russell-Simmons-marriage-split.html. 
6. ^ Hodge, Katie; Clarke, Josie (13 May 2010). "M&S model Noemie Lenoir recovers after 'suicide bid'". independent.co.uk. http://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/news/mamps-model-noemie-lenoir-recovers-after-suicide-bid-1972479.html. 
7. ^ "Marks and Spencer's model Noemie Lenoir 'attempts suicide'". telegraph.co.uk. 12 May 2010. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/europe/france/7715253/Marks-and-Spencers-model-Noemie-Lenoir-attempts-suicide.html. 
8. ^ "Model Noemie Lenoir Attempts Suicide in Paris". Indiavision news. May 12, 2010. http://www.indiavision.com/news/article/entertainment/54327/. 
9. ^ news=386 « Top model Noemie Lenoir 'attempts suicide' in Paris », peoplestar.co.uk, Retrieved on 2010-05-12.
10. ^ Cartner-Morley, Jess (19 February 2011). "Noémie Lenoir: 'Last May I did something really stupid'". The Guardian (London). http://www.guardian.co.uk/lifeandstyle/2011/feb/19/noemie-lenoir-interview-model-marks-spencer. 
11. ^ Marks & Spencer Christmas advert 2009

External links

• Noémie Lenoir at the Internet Movie Database
• Noémie Lenoir at AllRovi
• Noémie Lenoir at Fashion Model Directory
• Noémie Lenoir: news, photos and videos on http://www.NoemieLenoir.eu

Persondata
Name	Lenoir, Noémie
Alternative names
Short description	model and actress
Date of birth	September 19, 1979
Place of birth	Les Ulis, Essonne, France
Date of death
Place of death