Her updated wikipedia page
Biography
[edit] Personal life
Lenoir was born in the town of
Les Ulis, a suburb of
Paris. Her parents are
French - her mother comes from
La Réunion and is of
Malagasy descent. She is married to French international football player
Claude Makélélé of
Chelsea FC. They have one child together, a son named Kelyan (born 2 February 2005).
[edit] Career
Lenoir was discovered in Versailles when she was a teenager, then signed to various modelling agencies. This led to her 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, Lenoir signed with
L'Oréal, and has since appeared in their advertisements alongside French supermodel
Laetitia Casta and long-term model and actress
Andie McDowell. She has also worked for
Victoria's Secret,
Gap and
NEXT. Lenoir is currently the face of UK high-street retailer
Marks & Spencer, and can be seen in various British magazines and billboards alongside fellow models
Twiggy and
Laura Bailey.
More recently, Lenoir has turned her attention to acting and has had minor parts in several successful French films. She also appeared opposite
Pierce Brosnan and
Salma Hayek in the film
After the Sunset, as well as in
Rush Hour 3, for which she had her head shaved bald. In early 2007 she was seen sporting a short bleached haircut.
[edit] Filmography
[edit] Actress
- Rush Hour 3 (2007) – Geneviève
- Gomez contre Tavarès (2007) (post-production)
- Le Doublure (2006) – Karine
- Jeff et Léo, flics et jumeaux – Anna (1 episode, 2004)
- After the Sunset (2004) – Mooré's Girl
- Gomez & Tavarès (2003) – Gina
- Astérix & Obélix: Mission Cléopâtre (2002) – Chamandra
[edit] Self
- On n'est pas couché – Herself (1 episode, 11 June 2007)
- French Beauty – Herself (2005)
- Le Grand journal de Canal+ – Herself (1 episode, 2005)
- 20h10 pétantes – Herself (1 episode, 2004)
- Tout le monde en parle – Herself (3 episode, 2000-2003)
- She also hosted a show on Trace TV for 2 years.