Nour Arida is an American Lebanese model and brand ambassador.[1][2][3][4]

Nour Arida
Born10 July 1989
Maryland, United States
NationalityAmerican Lebanese
Occupation(s)Model, Brand Ambassador
Height175 cm (5 ft 9 in)

Nour is also one of the jury members of Miss Lebanon 2024.[5]

Early life and education

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Nour was born on 10 July 1989 in Maryland, United States to a Lebanese family. She was raised in Beirut and pursued her studies in Economics and Mathematics at the American University of Beirut. At the age of 20 she started her career in the fashion industry. She moved to Paris after the 2020 Beirut explosion.[2][6][7]

Career

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At the age of 28, Nour Arida was signed with Elite in Paris. She is one of the most influential women in the Middle East, having more than 16 million followers across her social media platforms.[8][9]

She has become one of the very few Arab women fronting global campaigns for international brands such as Boucheron, Sephora, and Make Up For Ever.[10][11][12]

Nour has appeared on the cover of regional and international magazines such as Vogue Turkey, Harper's Bazaar Arabia, L'Officiel Paris, L'Officiel Arabia, Elle Arabia, and Mojeh.[6][8][13]

She starred in a television show in 2017 on E! channel. In 2019, Nour co-created her own lipstick (a limited edition release) with MAC Cosmetics.[14][15]

Nour Arida has been walking runways at Paris Fashion Week shows for many years. She walked for notable brands such as Zadig & Voltaire, Etam, Maison Rabih Keyrouz and Nicolas Jebran.[1][16]

She also launched a kidswear brand called Generation Peace in 2020, and was considered as one of the pioneers on social media, as per Forbes US.[1][17]

Nour attended Cannes Film Festival in 2021 and 2022 as the global ambassador of the French jewellery house Boucheron.[18] She also attended Venice Film Festival in 2022.[19]

Awards

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  • Arab Woman of the Year Award in London[20]
  • Global Advocate of Women's Rights Award - Biaf 2024[21]

References

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  1. ^ a b c Portee, Allyson. "How Fashion Influencer Nour Arida Is Putting Knowledge Into Practice By Launching Children's Brand Generation Peace". Forbes.
  2. ^ a b "Nour Arida Gives Us An Unfiltered Look Into Her Life". Harper's Bazaar. 6 July 2023.
  3. ^ Somerville, Michaela (25 March 2022). "Nour Arida: "It Makes My Heart Full To Be Representing Every Single Arab Woman on a Global Level"". Vogue Arabia.
  4. ^ "Bloomingdale's UAE | Shop Luxury Fashion Beauty Home & More". Bloomingdale.
  5. ^ "Miss Lebanon 2024 is clinical psychologist Nada Koussa". Miss World. 29 July 2024.
  6. ^ a b "Nour Arida: A Fashion Icon and Influential Figure in the Arab World". Bru Times News.
  7. ^ "Lebanese model Nour Arida has moved to Paris after the Beirut explosion | Cosmopolitan Middle East". Cosmopolitan (magazine). 9 September 2020.
  8. ^ a b "Nour Arida : "M'engager est devenu une évidence"" (in French). L'Officiel.
  9. ^ Bradley, Georgie (1 March 2018). "Nour Arida: How to become an icon in the age of Instagram". Emirates Woman.
  10. ^ "Nour Arida Is The New Face Of Boucheron | Harper's Bazaar Arabia". Harper's Bazaar. 30 November 2020.
  11. ^ "Boucheron unveils Nour Arida as latest global ambassador". Arab News. 15 November 2020.
  12. ^ Schumacker, Annie (29 September 2020). "Nour Arida and Jessica Kahawaty Pose with Their Mothers in New Fine Jewelry Campaign". Vogue Arabia. Vogue (magazine).
  13. ^ "Nour Arida Tag". ElleArabia (in Arabic). Elle (magazine).
  14. ^ Abusief, Fatma (6 February 2020). "Mac Cosmetics collaborates with 6 regional influencers on new lipstick range". Emirates Woman.
  15. ^ "M.A.C Joins Forces With 6 Arab Influencers To Create The Ultimate Lipstick Line And It Drops Today!". About Her. 26 February 2020.
  16. ^ Ghanem, Khaoula (24 February 2019). "What the Arab It Girls Wore to Milan Fashion Week". Vogue Arabia.
  17. ^ "Nour Arida's Generation Peace Label Is Launching An Exclusive Capsule Collection At Bloomingdale's". Grazia Middle East. Grazia.
  18. ^ "Nour Arida Stuns In Custom Maison Boucheron At The Cannes Premiere". Grazia Middle East. Grazia.
  19. ^ "Nour Arida attends the "Blonde" red carpet at the 79th Venice..." Getty Images. 8 September 2022.
  20. ^ "Lebanese model Nour Arida scoops Arab Women of The Year Award in London". Arab News. 17 March 2023.
  21. ^ "The 11th edition of BIAF was THE moment | Cosmopolitan Middle East". Cosmopolitan (magazine). 30 July 2024.