Noémie Lenoir

Noémie Lenoir

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Name                       Noémie Lenoir
Birth date                  September 19, 1979
Birth place                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)

Biography
Noémie Lenoir  is a French model and actress of African and European descent.

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. 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.  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."

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. 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'.

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 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 she is represented by Models 1.



Filmography

* 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