Noémie Lenoir
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Noémie Lenoir (born September 19, 1979) is a French fashion model and actress. She was born in the town of Versailles, 25km west of Paris. She is the daughter of a French father and a Reunionese mother.
Noémie was discovered at the age of 17 by a former model who took her to New York City and introduced her to various modelling agencies. This led to Noémie working with famous fashion photographers like Mario Testino and Peter Linbergh resulting in shoots being published in such magazines as Vogue, ELLE, Marie Claire, and Sports Illustrated.
In 2001 Noémie signed with L'Oréal, and has appeared in their advertisements alongside French corsica model and actress Laetitia Casta and long-term spokesmodel and actress Andie McDowell.
More recently, Noémie has turned her attentions to acting and has had minor parts in several successful French titles and also appeared opposite Pierce Brosnan and Salma Hayek in the film After the Sunset.
Noémie is currently the face of UK high-street retailer Marks and Spencer, and can be seen in various magazines and billboards alongside fellow models Twiggy and Laura Bailey.
Noémie Lenoir is represented worldwide by Ford Models.
Personal Life
In the spring of 2004, Noémie met and married French footballer Claude Makélélé who is currently contracted to Barclays Premiership Champions Chelsea FC.In 2005, the couple had their first child, a boy named Kelyan.
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