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^The bikini pic of her looks a bit overly touched. Anyway, Viva La Noemie!
The group pic of Noemie with the other women is like looking at Snow White and her dwarfs.
The group pic of Noemie with the other women is like looking at Snow White and her dwarfs.
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^I would perfer to see a different hair style on her with that satin dress.
Post 2467- Overall, not one of my favorite style of dress, but Noemie wears it as if it were priceless. And the short hair with the dress is divine.
Noemie is somethin'...
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Noemie is somethin'...
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As more French emigrés settle in the UK than ever before, Bastille Day is being marked by a vote on which of their compatriots has contributed most to British culture. Jonathan Brown reports
Monday, 14 July 2008
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It may come as little surprise to anyone who has strolled through the ritzier suburbs of London recently, where mannered Gallic voices can be heard on pavement cafes, but the French love affair with Britain is blossoming.
As President Nicolas Sarkozy takes the salute at the Bastille Day parade today, his countrymen on this side of the Channel will be marking the day by celebrating their own achievements in the backyard of the old foe.
London's 350,000-strong French community, who between them make up the seventh largest French city anywhere, a Francophone conurbation on a par with Nice, will be asked to take part in a poll judging the talents of those who have made Britain their home. Voting online, they will select the leading lights of traditional areas of French superiority such as gastronomy and the arts, as well as spheres where the country is an increasingly powerful world force, such as sport and finance.
The number of French expatriates taking up residence has grown spectacularly in the past decade. There are nearly 3,000 French-owned companies in London. The number of French students enrolling in British university courses is rising by 10 per cent annually.
Earlier this year, plans were announced for the fee-paying Lyçée Français, which has educated generations of diplomats' children, to take over the running of a nearby English-speaking comprehensive.
American news crews have descended on Chelsea's King's Road to report on the gallicisation of the shopping street. The opening of Parisian boutiques, patisseries and wine merchants has transformed the stamping ground of the Sloane Ranger.
In the London mayoral election, Boris Johnson took time out to court the French council tax-paying vote – and enjoyed the electoral rewards of his efforts.
Today's awards were devised by an investment banker, Laurent Feniou, 37, who has lived in the UK for 15 years. He had begun by organising events for the expatriate communities established in the so-called "21st arrondissement of South Kensington" and other well-heeled areas of the capital.
"Over time," he said, "I realised that a new French man or woman was emerging in a different field all the time. So I thought it would be a good idea to celebrate the talents of these people who were not necessarily famous in France but who had made their celebrity in Britain."
The Français of the Year awards were launched last year but were restricted to graduates of France's grandes écoles – the launching ground for the nation's cultural, political and economic elite. Some 3,500 people voted in the five categories with the writer Marc Levy voted the most influential artist, Pascal Aussignac of the Smithfield restaurant Club Gascon the top chef, and Wasps rugby club's Raphael Ibañez the leading sports star. In the world of commerce, EDF Energy's Vincent de Rivaz and Morgan Stanley's Franck Pettitgas were recognised.
In deference to their English hosts, the awards were monitored for fair play. Two men voted 3,000 times for the James Bond actress Eva Green, but their efforts were discounted.
This year, M. Feniou has added three categories to mark the growing diversity of French achievement in London – entrepreneurs, rising stars and talents. He has also been forced to add the model and actress Noémie Lenoir to the list after pressure from female voters.
This year's poll, the result of which will be announced at a ceremony at Club Gascon on 30 September, goes ahead at a time when Anglo-French trust has been put to the test following the murders of the students Laurent Bonomo and Gabriel Ferez. Newspapers in France warned that London had become a "city of blades" and told those considering living here to beware of "thugs, killers and drug addicts".
But M. Feniou believes the process of tolerance, which began when the Protestant Huguenots set up their silk-weaving looms in London's Spitalfields in search of religious tolerance, continues.
Britain's crème de la crème
Chefs
London now has more than 40 Michelin-starred restaurants, and the growing presence of major French chefs in the capital has helped galvanise the city's gastronomic renaissance. But the process started four decades ago. In 1967, Michel Roux followed his older brother Albert to London and they opened Le Gavroche, the first restaurant in Britain to earn first two then three of the cherished stars. Five years later, Raymond Blanc crossed the Channel, and worked his way up from waiter to open his own hotel-restaurant, Le Manoir aux Quat' Saisons in 1984. More recent arrivals include Claude Bosi who opened Hibiscus in 2000, helping establish Ludlow's reputation for fine dining then moving to London seven years later. Paris's Pierre Gagnaire adapted his legendary cuisine for the menu at Sketch in 2003 while Joel Robuchon has helped turn his L'Atelier into a global blue-chip brand specialising in meals such as quail legs stuffed with foie gras.
Sportsmen
It was hardly the best of seasons for Nicolas Anelka, not least when his missed penalty let his club Chelsea slump to defeat against Manchester United in the Champion's League final in Moscow, but the former Paris St Germain striker has become a fixture here. The same can be said of Strasbourg's Arsene Wenger who bought the young Anelka to Arsenal in 1997 and who endured a similarly frustrating 12 months with his talented north London side, captained by fellow countryman William Gallas, a graduate of the French football academy at Clairefontaine. The French international Patrice Evra, has just signed a deal keeping him at Old Trafford until 2012. The Rugby Union star Lionel Faure, a prop for Sale Sharks, has won a place in the French team at this year's Six Nations.
Performing artists
As the most famous ballerina in Europe, Sylvie Guillem has been the principal guest artist with the Royal Ballet since 1990 and thrills audiences with stunning performances. Gothic actress-model Eva Green set up home in Primrose Hill in 2005 after making her name in Bernardo Bertolucci's The Dreamers and starring with Daniel Craig in Casino Royale. Laurent Voulzy, one of France's best-known singer/composers, lives in Surrey. Renaud, aka Renaud Sechan, a long-time critic of his home country, moved his family to Britain in 2007.
Bankers
As the owner of Centaurus Capital, fund manager Bernard Oppetit boasts an estimated fortune in excess of £80m, much from the takeover of Dresdner Bank by Allianz in 2002. Emmanuel Roman shared a £1bn bonus with colleagues after his hedge fund GLG Partners joined the US stock exchange. Benoit Savoret is chief operating officer, Europe and the Middle East of global investment bank Lehman Brothers, and Yoel Zaoui is a prolific Goldman Sachs dealmaker, recently replacing brother Michael as one of Europe's most influential financiers.
Chief executives
Jean-Francois Cecillon announced he was standing down from EMI last month. The veteran music industry boss made his name signing Robbie Williams while running the label in the 1990s. As head of Unilever, Patrick Cescau gave the go-ahead to the acclaimed Dove "real women" advertising campaign re-establishing the company's reputation for social responsibility. Andre Lacroix is head of Britain's largest motors group, Inchcape whose showrooms stock luxury brands including Jaguar and BMW. He recently led the £350m purchase of the Moscow-based Musa Motors Group and hopes to be selling £1bn worth of cars in Russia by 2010. In eight years at the helm of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, Jean Lemierre claims as his greatest success the emergence of a new middle class in the former eastern bloc countries as his defining achievement.
Entrepreneurs
Nicole Farhi raised eyebrows when she went to collect her CBE this summer, accompanied by her husband, the left-wing playwright David Hare, and her former lover, Stephen Marks, with whom she founded French Connection in 1972. Marie Bejot grew up in Senegal and, like her father and grandfather, trained as a doctor. She set up her own beauty products company, Oenobiol, in 1985. Once called the world's sexiest chef, Jean-Christophe Novelli is well known to TV audiences as well as serious restaurant-goers. He lives in a 14th-century manor in Bedfordshire. Arnaud Vaissie has already been awarded the Legion d'Honneur for his humanitarian work founding the emergency medical group International SOS. London-based Corinne Vigreux, who brought sat-nav to the masses with TomTom, is, with her husband, worth £1bn, according to The Sunday Times Rich List.
Rising stars
As a disciple of the legendary Alain Ducasse, Helene Darroze arrived at the helm of the newly refitted Connaught Hotel this year, sporting two Michelin stars. When people asked how London was attracting talent allowing it to outstrip New York as the world's financial centre, many pointed to Olivier de Givenchy's move to the UK. He manages billions for JP Morgan's richest private investors. And fashion designer Roland Mouret is back in London after a spectacular bust-up with his backers, armed with the financial muscle of Simon Fuller. He is working with former Spice Girl Victoria Beckham. Thomas Seydoux is a head of department at auction house Christie's, and Thierry Tomasin made his name front of house at la Gavroche and Aubergine.
Talents
An eclectic new category that includes a wide range of talented French men and women. Among them is the singer Anne Brugiere, artist-painter Anne-Francoise Couloumy and editor Laurence Colchester. Also included is South Kensington institution, The French Bookshop, run by Robert and Laure Zaigue. Other names listed are theatre director and producer Marianne Badrichani and Olivier Cadic of Cinebook
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As more French emigrés settle in the UK than ever before, Bastille Day is being marked by a vote on which of their compatriots has contributed most to British culture. Jonathan Brown reports
Monday, 14 July 2008
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It may come as little surprise to anyone who has strolled through the ritzier suburbs of London recently, where mannered Gallic voices can be heard on pavement cafes, but the French love affair with Britain is blossoming.
As President Nicolas Sarkozy takes the salute at the Bastille Day parade today, his countrymen on this side of the Channel will be marking the day by celebrating their own achievements in the backyard of the old foe.
London's 350,000-strong French community, who between them make up the seventh largest French city anywhere, a Francophone conurbation on a par with Nice, will be asked to take part in a poll judging the talents of those who have made Britain their home. Voting online, they will select the leading lights of traditional areas of French superiority such as gastronomy and the arts, as well as spheres where the country is an increasingly powerful world force, such as sport and finance.
The number of French expatriates taking up residence has grown spectacularly in the past decade. There are nearly 3,000 French-owned companies in London. The number of French students enrolling in British university courses is rising by 10 per cent annually.
Earlier this year, plans were announced for the fee-paying Lyçée Français, which has educated generations of diplomats' children, to take over the running of a nearby English-speaking comprehensive.
American news crews have descended on Chelsea's King's Road to report on the gallicisation of the shopping street. The opening of Parisian boutiques, patisseries and wine merchants has transformed the stamping ground of the Sloane Ranger.
In the London mayoral election, Boris Johnson took time out to court the French council tax-paying vote – and enjoyed the electoral rewards of his efforts.
Today's awards were devised by an investment banker, Laurent Feniou, 37, who has lived in the UK for 15 years. He had begun by organising events for the expatriate communities established in the so-called "21st arrondissement of South Kensington" and other well-heeled areas of the capital.
"Over time," he said, "I realised that a new French man or woman was emerging in a different field all the time. So I thought it would be a good idea to celebrate the talents of these people who were not necessarily famous in France but who had made their celebrity in Britain."
The Français of the Year awards were launched last year but were restricted to graduates of France's grandes écoles – the launching ground for the nation's cultural, political and economic elite. Some 3,500 people voted in the five categories with the writer Marc Levy voted the most influential artist, Pascal Aussignac of the Smithfield restaurant Club Gascon the top chef, and Wasps rugby club's Raphael Ibañez the leading sports star. In the world of commerce, EDF Energy's Vincent de Rivaz and Morgan Stanley's Franck Pettitgas were recognised.
In deference to their English hosts, the awards were monitored for fair play. Two men voted 3,000 times for the James Bond actress Eva Green, but their efforts were discounted.
This year, M. Feniou has added three categories to mark the growing diversity of French achievement in London – entrepreneurs, rising stars and talents. He has also been forced to add the model and actress Noémie Lenoir to the list after pressure from female voters.
This year's poll, the result of which will be announced at a ceremony at Club Gascon on 30 September, goes ahead at a time when Anglo-French trust has been put to the test following the murders of the students Laurent Bonomo and Gabriel Ferez. Newspapers in France warned that London had become a "city of blades" and told those considering living here to beware of "thugs, killers and drug addicts".
But M. Feniou believes the process of tolerance, which began when the Protestant Huguenots set up their silk-weaving looms in London's Spitalfields in search of religious tolerance, continues.
Britain's crème de la crème
Chefs
London now has more than 40 Michelin-starred restaurants, and the growing presence of major French chefs in the capital has helped galvanise the city's gastronomic renaissance. But the process started four decades ago. In 1967, Michel Roux followed his older brother Albert to London and they opened Le Gavroche, the first restaurant in Britain to earn first two then three of the cherished stars. Five years later, Raymond Blanc crossed the Channel, and worked his way up from waiter to open his own hotel-restaurant, Le Manoir aux Quat' Saisons in 1984. More recent arrivals include Claude Bosi who opened Hibiscus in 2000, helping establish Ludlow's reputation for fine dining then moving to London seven years later. Paris's Pierre Gagnaire adapted his legendary cuisine for the menu at Sketch in 2003 while Joel Robuchon has helped turn his L'Atelier into a global blue-chip brand specialising in meals such as quail legs stuffed with foie gras.
Sportsmen
It was hardly the best of seasons for Nicolas Anelka, not least when his missed penalty let his club Chelsea slump to defeat against Manchester United in the Champion's League final in Moscow, but the former Paris St Germain striker has become a fixture here. The same can be said of Strasbourg's Arsene Wenger who bought the young Anelka to Arsenal in 1997 and who endured a similarly frustrating 12 months with his talented north London side, captained by fellow countryman William Gallas, a graduate of the French football academy at Clairefontaine. The French international Patrice Evra, has just signed a deal keeping him at Old Trafford until 2012. The Rugby Union star Lionel Faure, a prop for Sale Sharks, has won a place in the French team at this year's Six Nations.
Performing artists
As the most famous ballerina in Europe, Sylvie Guillem has been the principal guest artist with the Royal Ballet since 1990 and thrills audiences with stunning performances. Gothic actress-model Eva Green set up home in Primrose Hill in 2005 after making her name in Bernardo Bertolucci's The Dreamers and starring with Daniel Craig in Casino Royale. Laurent Voulzy, one of France's best-known singer/composers, lives in Surrey. Renaud, aka Renaud Sechan, a long-time critic of his home country, moved his family to Britain in 2007.
Bankers
As the owner of Centaurus Capital, fund manager Bernard Oppetit boasts an estimated fortune in excess of £80m, much from the takeover of Dresdner Bank by Allianz in 2002. Emmanuel Roman shared a £1bn bonus with colleagues after his hedge fund GLG Partners joined the US stock exchange. Benoit Savoret is chief operating officer, Europe and the Middle East of global investment bank Lehman Brothers, and Yoel Zaoui is a prolific Goldman Sachs dealmaker, recently replacing brother Michael as one of Europe's most influential financiers.
Chief executives
Jean-Francois Cecillon announced he was standing down from EMI last month. The veteran music industry boss made his name signing Robbie Williams while running the label in the 1990s. As head of Unilever, Patrick Cescau gave the go-ahead to the acclaimed Dove "real women" advertising campaign re-establishing the company's reputation for social responsibility. Andre Lacroix is head of Britain's largest motors group, Inchcape whose showrooms stock luxury brands including Jaguar and BMW. He recently led the £350m purchase of the Moscow-based Musa Motors Group and hopes to be selling £1bn worth of cars in Russia by 2010. In eight years at the helm of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, Jean Lemierre claims as his greatest success the emergence of a new middle class in the former eastern bloc countries as his defining achievement.
Entrepreneurs
Nicole Farhi raised eyebrows when she went to collect her CBE this summer, accompanied by her husband, the left-wing playwright David Hare, and her former lover, Stephen Marks, with whom she founded French Connection in 1972. Marie Bejot grew up in Senegal and, like her father and grandfather, trained as a doctor. She set up her own beauty products company, Oenobiol, in 1985. Once called the world's sexiest chef, Jean-Christophe Novelli is well known to TV audiences as well as serious restaurant-goers. He lives in a 14th-century manor in Bedfordshire. Arnaud Vaissie has already been awarded the Legion d'Honneur for his humanitarian work founding the emergency medical group International SOS. London-based Corinne Vigreux, who brought sat-nav to the masses with TomTom, is, with her husband, worth £1bn, according to The Sunday Times Rich List.
Rising stars
As a disciple of the legendary Alain Ducasse, Helene Darroze arrived at the helm of the newly refitted Connaught Hotel this year, sporting two Michelin stars. When people asked how London was attracting talent allowing it to outstrip New York as the world's financial centre, many pointed to Olivier de Givenchy's move to the UK. He manages billions for JP Morgan's richest private investors. And fashion designer Roland Mouret is back in London after a spectacular bust-up with his backers, armed with the financial muscle of Simon Fuller. He is working with former Spice Girl Victoria Beckham. Thomas Seydoux is a head of department at auction house Christie's, and Thierry Tomasin made his name front of house at la Gavroche and Aubergine.
Talents
An eclectic new category that includes a wide range of talented French men and women. Among them is the singer Anne Brugiere, artist-painter Anne-Francoise Couloumy and editor Laurence Colchester. Also included is South Kensington institution, The French Bookshop, run by Robert and Laure Zaigue. Other names listed are theatre director and producer Marianne Badrichani and Olivier Cadic of Cinebook
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14 July 2008, 10:14AM
CELEBRATING the most talented of London's French community, Roland Mouret is among the short list for this year's Francais Of The Year Awards - the voting for which commences today, Bastille Day.
"It started out in 2007 as a way of celebrating the big contribution the French make to London in their different fields and a social networking exercise, so actors, footballers, chefs and businessman could get to know one another," explains its founder, Laurent Feniou, to Friday's Evening Standard.
Other fashionable names to note on this year's list are designer Nicole Farhi and face of Marks & Spencer Noemie Lenoir, who was reportedly added to the 2008 nominees list following an influx of requests from female voters.
The online poll is open from today and until September 30.
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14 July 2008, 10:14AM
CELEBRATING the most talented of London's French community, Roland Mouret is among the short list for this year's Francais Of The Year Awards - the voting for which commences today, Bastille Day.
"It started out in 2007 as a way of celebrating the big contribution the French make to London in their different fields and a social networking exercise, so actors, footballers, chefs and businessman could get to know one another," explains its founder, Laurent Feniou, to Friday's Evening Standard.
Other fashionable names to note on this year's list are designer Nicole Farhi and face of Marks & Spencer Noemie Lenoir, who was reportedly added to the 2008 nominees list following an influx of requests from female voters.
The online poll is open from today and until September 30.
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France's Finest
14 July 2008, 10:14AM
CELEBRATING the most talented of London's French community, Roland Mouret is among the short list for this year's Francais Of The Year Awards - the voting for which commences today, Bastille Day.
"It started out in 2007 as a way of celebrating the big contribution the French make to London in their different fields and a social networking exercise, so actors, footballers, chefs and businessman could get to know one another," explains its founder, Laurent Feniou, to Friday's Evening Standard.
Other fashionable names to note on this year's list are designer Nicole Farhi and face of Marks & Spencer Noemie Lenoir, who was reportedly added to the 2008 nominees list following an influx of requests from female voters.
The online poll is open from today and until September 30.
Jessica Bumpus
France's Finest
14 July 2008, 10:14AM
CELEBRATING the most talented of London's French community, Roland Mouret is among the short list for this year's Francais Of The Year Awards - the voting for which commences today, Bastille Day.
"It started out in 2007 as a way of celebrating the big contribution the French make to London in their different fields and a social networking exercise, so actors, footballers, chefs and businessman could get to know one another," explains its founder, Laurent Feniou, to Friday's Evening Standard.
Other fashionable names to note on this year's list are designer Nicole Farhi and face of Marks & Spencer Noemie Lenoir, who was reportedly added to the 2008 nominees list following an influx of requests from female voters.
The online poll is open from today and until September 30.
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One way we’ve responded to this challenge is by evolving our well-loved and successful food and womenswear advertising campaigns.
In food, we’ve retained the same broad approach, but we’ve started to respond to the issues we know our customers care about. Everyone knows that our food tastes good, so our new ‘manifesto’ campaign now goes a step further by introducing powerful messages on provenance and healthy eating. For example, our ‘mellow yellow’ ad showcased our commitment to using only free range eggs in all of our food, and ‘true colours’ told the story of how all our food is now 100% free of artificial colours and flavourings.
Our womenswear ads – which feature the famous faces of Twiggy, Erin O’Connor, Lizzie Jagger, Noémie Lenoir, Laura Bailey and Myleene Klass (and at Christmas, special guest Antonio Banderas) – change with the seasons, featuring new soundtracks and locations. As with the food ads, we survey shoppers each month, and we’re encouraged by the customer feedback we’ve received. Figures from Adwatch (who analyse the impact of company advertising), show more than half of our food ads rated within the top five, and our womenswear ads continue to lead at number one.
Our marketing evolved during the year, with changes made to refresh in-store décor so that it’s consistent with the look and feel of our new and modernised stores. We communicated our Plan A achievements to customers both in-store and through the relaunched Plan A section of our website at marksandspencer.com/planA. In both cases we provided details on how our customers can get involved in specific initiatives such as ‘Wash at 30’, the Oxfam Clothes Exchange and reusing carrier bags.
The effectiveness of our advertising and marketing campaigns is evidenced by our ability to hold brand momentum (our brand impact and performance) despite a slowdown on the high street.
In the year to come, our challenge is to maintain this momentum – with Plan A playing an important role here – and by ensuring we retain brand consistency as we expand internationally.
One way we’ve responded to this challenge is by evolving our well-loved and successful food and womenswear advertising campaigns.
In food, we’ve retained the same broad approach, but we’ve started to respond to the issues we know our customers care about. Everyone knows that our food tastes good, so our new ‘manifesto’ campaign now goes a step further by introducing powerful messages on provenance and healthy eating. For example, our ‘mellow yellow’ ad showcased our commitment to using only free range eggs in all of our food, and ‘true colours’ told the story of how all our food is now 100% free of artificial colours and flavourings.
Our womenswear ads – which feature the famous faces of Twiggy, Erin O’Connor, Lizzie Jagger, Noémie Lenoir, Laura Bailey and Myleene Klass (and at Christmas, special guest Antonio Banderas) – change with the seasons, featuring new soundtracks and locations. As with the food ads, we survey shoppers each month, and we’re encouraged by the customer feedback we’ve received. Figures from Adwatch (who analyse the impact of company advertising), show more than half of our food ads rated within the top five, and our womenswear ads continue to lead at number one.
Our marketing evolved during the year, with changes made to refresh in-store décor so that it’s consistent with the look and feel of our new and modernised stores. We communicated our Plan A achievements to customers both in-store and through the relaunched Plan A section of our website at marksandspencer.com/planA. In both cases we provided details on how our customers can get involved in specific initiatives such as ‘Wash at 30’, the Oxfam Clothes Exchange and reusing carrier bags.
The effectiveness of our advertising and marketing campaigns is evidenced by our ability to hold brand momentum (our brand impact and performance) despite a slowdown on the high street.
In the year to come, our challenge is to maintain this momentum – with Plan A playing an important role here – and by ensuring we retain brand consistency as we expand internationally.
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Marks & Spencer unveils 'famous five' ad campaign
by Sarah Woods Brand Republic 13-Sep-06, 13:00
LONDON - Models Twiggy, Erin O'Connor and newcomer Elizabeth Jagger star as part of the 'famous five' in Marks & Spencer's latest fashion television advertising campaign.
In the ad, created by Rainey Kelley Campbell Roalfe/Y&R and also featuring Laura Bailey and Noemie Lenoir, the models appear on an action-packed sightseeing tour of London, modelling a selection of outfits from the M&S autumn collection.
The women appear posing in front of famous London landmarks including the London Eye and the Houses of Parliament, and visiting the British Museum and the Albert Bridge in Battersea.
Set to 'A Glass of Champagne' by 1970s band Sailor, the spot breaks tonight during 'Coronation Street'.
Steve Sharp, marketing director at M&S, said: "The backdrop of London gives us a great canvas to show off a selection of our amazing autumn and winter collections, and the addition of Lizzy Jagger adds yet another new dimension to the campaign."
Marks & Spencer unveils 'famous five' ad campaign
by Sarah Woods Brand Republic 13-Sep-06, 13:00
LONDON - Models Twiggy, Erin O'Connor and newcomer Elizabeth Jagger star as part of the 'famous five' in Marks & Spencer's latest fashion television advertising campaign.
In the ad, created by Rainey Kelley Campbell Roalfe/Y&R and also featuring Laura Bailey and Noemie Lenoir, the models appear on an action-packed sightseeing tour of London, modelling a selection of outfits from the M&S autumn collection.
The women appear posing in front of famous London landmarks including the London Eye and the Houses of Parliament, and visiting the British Museum and the Albert Bridge in Battersea.
Set to 'A Glass of Champagne' by 1970s band Sailor, the spot breaks tonight during 'Coronation Street'.
Steve Sharp, marketing director at M&S, said: "The backdrop of London gives us a great canvas to show off a selection of our amazing autumn and winter collections, and the addition of Lizzy Jagger adds yet another new dimension to the campaign."
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Noemie Lenoir is the face (legs, **** and boobs) of Marks & Spencer and the wife of Chelsea midfielder Claude Makelele. And one of those is a sporting link
It's reassuring to know that, if you're ever fortunate enough to meet French model Noémie Lenoir, you can look her up and down, sniff and say: "I've seen you in your pants." She will think you're a creep, but it's true.
In fact, everyone has seen her in her pants. And not in a mucky, Jodie Marsh kind of way. No, it's because Lenoir is ‘that girl' from the Marks & Spencer ads - which means that, at some point in the past few weeks, you'll have seen her on TV, dancing round a lighthouse in different states of undress. She can be seen, variously, prancing around with an umbrella (while sporting nautical black and white stockings), struggling to erect a deckchair (in a blue bikini) and lamely contriving to wallop a golf ball into the ocean (in a pair of frilly pink pants), all the while giggling to the camp tune of I Want to Marry a Lighthouse Keeper.
If you are indeed a lighthouse keeper, don't get your hopes up. Pant princess Lenoir is already married to Chelsea footballer Claude Makelele - news that will, we're sure, only make the man on the street even more sympathetic to the Chelsea cause. As well as earning £8m a day (probably) for playing football, Makelele gets to come home to this beauty, who no doubt rustles up some snail broth in a scandalous pair of stockings - which he didn't even have to buy her because she must get loads free from M&S. Sigh.
Anyway, having been spotted in her local post office by one of those ‘modelling agents' at the age of 16, Lenoir was soon strutting her stuff on the catwalk, and has since starred in prestigious works like Sports Illustrated (swimsuit edition), Victoria's Secret catalogues and, er, Gap adverts. "I can't say modelling is a hard job," she admits. "And it brings in the money." She's also cropped up in a few films, including After the Sunset and Rush Hour 3.
"Being sexy is a game," she says. So is golf. Fortunately, she's a damn sight better at being sexy than she is at hitting balls. Honestly, watch it on YouTube - her swing is a shambles.
Noemie Lenoir is the face (legs, **** and boobs) of Marks & Spencer and the wife of Chelsea midfielder Claude Makelele. And one of those is a sporting link
It's reassuring to know that, if you're ever fortunate enough to meet French model Noémie Lenoir, you can look her up and down, sniff and say: "I've seen you in your pants." She will think you're a creep, but it's true.
In fact, everyone has seen her in her pants. And not in a mucky, Jodie Marsh kind of way. No, it's because Lenoir is ‘that girl' from the Marks & Spencer ads - which means that, at some point in the past few weeks, you'll have seen her on TV, dancing round a lighthouse in different states of undress. She can be seen, variously, prancing around with an umbrella (while sporting nautical black and white stockings), struggling to erect a deckchair (in a blue bikini) and lamely contriving to wallop a golf ball into the ocean (in a pair of frilly pink pants), all the while giggling to the camp tune of I Want to Marry a Lighthouse Keeper.
If you are indeed a lighthouse keeper, don't get your hopes up. Pant princess Lenoir is already married to Chelsea footballer Claude Makelele - news that will, we're sure, only make the man on the street even more sympathetic to the Chelsea cause. As well as earning £8m a day (probably) for playing football, Makelele gets to come home to this beauty, who no doubt rustles up some snail broth in a scandalous pair of stockings - which he didn't even have to buy her because she must get loads free from M&S. Sigh.
Anyway, having been spotted in her local post office by one of those ‘modelling agents' at the age of 16, Lenoir was soon strutting her stuff on the catwalk, and has since starred in prestigious works like Sports Illustrated (swimsuit edition), Victoria's Secret catalogues and, er, Gap adverts. "I can't say modelling is a hard job," she admits. "And it brings in the money." She's also cropped up in a few films, including After the Sunset and Rush Hour 3.
"Being sexy is a game," she says. So is golf. Fortunately, she's a damn sight better at being sexy than she is at hitting balls. Honestly, watch it on YouTube - her swing is a shambles.
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VIVE la difference! Bond girl Eva Green, Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger and fashion designer Roland Mouret are among the nominees in a poll that celebrates the most talented members of London's 300,000-strong French community.
Others shortlisted in the Franáais Of The Year Awards include Hibiscus chef Claude Bosi, designer Nicole Fahri and financiers and businesspeople such as outgoing EMI chairman Jean-Francois Cecillon and Emmanuel Roman, co-chief executive of hedge fund managers GLG.
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The awards are the brainchild of investment banker Laurent Feniou, 37, a father of two who has lived in London for 15 years.
'It started out in 2007 as a way of celebrating the big contribution the French make to London in their different fields and a social networking exercise, so actors, footballers, chefs and businessmen could get to know one another,' he said.
'Now we are in the middle of all this English gloom and doom, I see it as a way of bringing a little bit of positivity and celebrating the wonderful multicultural nature of the city.'
Last year voting in the online poll was confined to London-based alumni of the grands écoles - the French business, administration and engineering schools that produce the majority of the country's high fliers.
Some 3,500 of them voted for their favourite chef, banker, chief executive, sportsman and artist. This year Mr Feniou has added categories for entrepreneurs and rising talents, and hopes that the wider community of expatriates will take part, although he is mindful of voter fraud.
'Last year there was a knock-on effect and we got votes from 78 different countries, which we had to discount,' he said.
'And two men stayed up all night to vote for Eva Green 3,000 times, although we only counted them as one vote each.'
It is an indication of how deeply integrated French and English culture has become in London that a surge of protest from female voters forced Mr Feniou to add Noémie Lenoir, a star of the Marks & Spencer advertising campaigns, to the 2008 nominees list.
The online poll is open from Monday - Bastille Day - until 30 September. Last year the prize-giving lunch was held in Club Gascon, the Smithfield restaurant run by the winning chef, Pascal Aussignac.
Alongside Mr Bosi, other chefs on this year's shortlist are Michel Roux Jr, Joel Robuchon, Raymond Blanc and Pierre Gagnaire.
Mr Feniou said: 'The winners get a glass award, there is no financial component to it, and the nice thing is that the winners and their fellow nominees all come along together. It's a really great party.'
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VIVE la difference! Bond girl Eva Green, Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger and fashion designer Roland Mouret are among the nominees in a poll that celebrates the most talented members of London's 300,000-strong French community.
Others shortlisted in the Franáais Of The Year Awards include Hibiscus chef Claude Bosi, designer Nicole Fahri and financiers and businesspeople such as outgoing EMI chairman Jean-Francois Cecillon and Emmanuel Roman, co-chief executive of hedge fund managers GLG.
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The awards are the brainchild of investment banker Laurent Feniou, 37, a father of two who has lived in London for 15 years.
'It started out in 2007 as a way of celebrating the big contribution the French make to London in their different fields and a social networking exercise, so actors, footballers, chefs and businessmen could get to know one another,' he said.
'Now we are in the middle of all this English gloom and doom, I see it as a way of bringing a little bit of positivity and celebrating the wonderful multicultural nature of the city.'
Last year voting in the online poll was confined to London-based alumni of the grands écoles - the French business, administration and engineering schools that produce the majority of the country's high fliers.
Some 3,500 of them voted for their favourite chef, banker, chief executive, sportsman and artist. This year Mr Feniou has added categories for entrepreneurs and rising talents, and hopes that the wider community of expatriates will take part, although he is mindful of voter fraud.
'Last year there was a knock-on effect and we got votes from 78 different countries, which we had to discount,' he said.
'And two men stayed up all night to vote for Eva Green 3,000 times, although we only counted them as one vote each.'
It is an indication of how deeply integrated French and English culture has become in London that a surge of protest from female voters forced Mr Feniou to add Noémie Lenoir, a star of the Marks & Spencer advertising campaigns, to the 2008 nominees list.
The online poll is open from Monday - Bastille Day - until 30 September. Last year the prize-giving lunch was held in Club Gascon, the Smithfield restaurant run by the winning chef, Pascal Aussignac.
Alongside Mr Bosi, other chefs on this year's shortlist are Michel Roux Jr, Joel Robuchon, Raymond Blanc and Pierre Gagnaire.
Mr Feniou said: 'The winners get a glass award, there is no financial component to it, and the nice thing is that the winners and their fellow nominees all come along together. It's a really great party.'
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SIZZLING Noémie Lenoir and Myleene Klass have helped Marks & Spencer to make £1billion profit.
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A sterling effort by the sexy models on the advertising front means the firm's biggest annual profit for a decade.
Noémie, 28, and Myleene, 30, have pulled in the M&S shoppers by starring alongside the likes of Twiggy, 58, Lizzie Jagger, 24, Erin O'Connor, 30, and Laura Bailey, 35.
But in bad news for the firm, City experts predict bonuses for the 75,000 staff will only be a fraction of last year's £91million payout, as shoppers are hit by the credit crunch.
Chief executive Sir Stuart Rose, 59, has also missed out on a bonus of up to £3m, according to pundits.
Pre-tax profits were up 4% to just over £1bn, only the second time in the company's history it has hit the magic figure.
But M&S suffered a disappointing Christmas, and like-for-like sales fell 1.7% in the last three months of the financial year.
Shares have also fallen to almost half their value.
Sir Stuart, who is on a salary of £1.13m, said: "We did not meet the profit target and we did not deserve the bonus.
"At the end of the day, if you don't earn it you don't get it." A source said: "There's no doubt these girls helped the firm's profits.
"Women snapped up the clothes because they wanted to look as good as these models.
"Even though it's not as much as managers hoped, it is not to be sniffed at." M&S, which spent around £1bn modernising stores last year, is also reviewing its food business. It may decide to sell non-M&S-brand products for the first time.
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SIZZLING Noémie Lenoir and Myleene Klass have helped Marks & Spencer to make £1billion profit.
TD
A sterling effort by the sexy models on the advertising front means the firm's biggest annual profit for a decade.
Noémie, 28, and Myleene, 30, have pulled in the M&S shoppers by starring alongside the likes of Twiggy, 58, Lizzie Jagger, 24, Erin O'Connor, 30, and Laura Bailey, 35.
But in bad news for the firm, City experts predict bonuses for the 75,000 staff will only be a fraction of last year's £91million payout, as shoppers are hit by the credit crunch.
Chief executive Sir Stuart Rose, 59, has also missed out on a bonus of up to £3m, according to pundits.
Pre-tax profits were up 4% to just over £1bn, only the second time in the company's history it has hit the magic figure.
But M&S suffered a disappointing Christmas, and like-for-like sales fell 1.7% in the last three months of the financial year.
Shares have also fallen to almost half their value.
Sir Stuart, who is on a salary of £1.13m, said: "We did not meet the profit target and we did not deserve the bonus.
"At the end of the day, if you don't earn it you don't get it." A source said: "There's no doubt these girls helped the firm's profits.
"Women snapped up the clothes because they wanted to look as good as these models.
"Even though it's not as much as managers hoped, it is not to be sniffed at." M&S, which spent around £1bn modernising stores last year, is also reviewing its food business. It may decide to sell non-M&S-brand products for the first time.
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MARKS & SPENCER is expected to disappoint staff on Tuesday by slashing annual bonuses or dropping them entirely as underlying sales on the high street continue to slide.
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This time last year, the chain's 70,000-plus workforce celebrated a share of a record £90million windfall, of which chief executive Stuart Rose pocketed £2.7million. However, now the bonus pot could be cut completely, or vastly reduced.
"I think it is going to be zero, " said Credit Suisse retail analyst Tony Shiret.
Other City analysts are slightly less bearish, expecting the total payout to range between £20million and £50million.
M&S, whose advertising campaign is at present fronted by model Noémie Lenoir, is expected to announce profits before tax of £990million for the past financial year.
Some believe Rose may have been making a cost-cutting push to achieve the psychologically important target of £1billion profits before tax.
"His judgment is whether it is worth making the last hurrah to get £1billion, or holding some back because trading looks difficult, " said Shiret.
M&S shocked the City in January by announcing a 2.2 per cent drop in third-quarter like-for-like sales.
The downward trend is expected to continue into M&S's fourth-quarter trading.
MARKS & SPENCER is expected to disappoint staff on Tuesday by slashing annual bonuses or dropping them entirely as underlying sales on the high street continue to slide.
TD
This time last year, the chain's 70,000-plus workforce celebrated a share of a record £90million windfall, of which chief executive Stuart Rose pocketed £2.7million. However, now the bonus pot could be cut completely, or vastly reduced.
"I think it is going to be zero, " said Credit Suisse retail analyst Tony Shiret.
Other City analysts are slightly less bearish, expecting the total payout to range between £20million and £50million.
M&S, whose advertising campaign is at present fronted by model Noémie Lenoir, is expected to announce profits before tax of £990million for the past financial year.
Some believe Rose may have been making a cost-cutting push to achieve the psychologically important target of £1billion profits before tax.
"His judgment is whether it is worth making the last hurrah to get £1billion, or holding some back because trading looks difficult, " said Shiret.
M&S shocked the City in January by announcing a 2.2 per cent drop in third-quarter like-for-like sales.
The downward trend is expected to continue into M&S's fourth-quarter trading.
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Sometime in the second half, CT surpassed himself with a 'So Wayne Rooney', which would make a cracking title for a musical, and climaxed with a flurry of anniversaries. Good luck to him, he and Fergie have now both won the traditionally difficult second Champions League medal.
Resolutely refusing to get carried away was Nicolas Anelka, who surprised many by actually bothering to make contact with the ball during the penalty shootout. It was a low-key end to a tumultuous evening. I'd have preferred a Wag-off.
Representing United: Coleen McLoughlin, Nereida Gallardo and Lisa Roughead.
Representing Chelsea: Cheryl Cole, Carly Zucker and Noemie Lenoir
Sometime in the second half, CT surpassed himself with a 'So Wayne Rooney', which would make a cracking title for a musical, and climaxed with a flurry of anniversaries. Good luck to him, he and Fergie have now both won the traditionally difficult second Champions League medal.
Resolutely refusing to get carried away was Nicolas Anelka, who surprised many by actually bothering to make contact with the ball during the penalty shootout. It was a low-key end to a tumultuous evening. I'd have preferred a Wag-off.
Representing United: Coleen McLoughlin, Nereida Gallardo and Lisa Roughead.
Representing Chelsea: Cheryl Cole, Carly Zucker and Noemie Lenoir
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