Nadine Nassib Njeim
Nadine Nassib Njeim | |
|---|---|
| نادين نسيب نجيم | |
 Njeim in 2019 | |
| Born | 7 February 1984 Beirut, Lebanon |
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (175 cm)[citation needed] |
| Spouse |
Hady Asmar
(m. 2012; div. 2019) |
| Children | 2 |
| Beauty pageant titleholder | |
| Title | Miss Lebanon 2004 |
| Hair color | Black[citation needed] |
| Eye color | Brown[citation needed] |
| Major competition(s) |
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Nadine Nassib Njeim (Arabic: نادين نسيب نجيم; born 7 February 1984) is a Lebanese actress and beauty pageant titleholder who won Miss Lebanon 2004.[1] She represented Lebanon at Miss Universe 2005 in Thailand.
Background
[edit]Njeim was born in Beirut to a Lebanese Maronite Christian father, Nassib Njeim, originally from Duris, and a Tunisian Muslim mother.[2][3] In 2017 she married Hady Asmar, and together they have two children.[4] They divorced in September 2019.[5]
Acting
[edit]Njeim has pursued a career in acting, and has been cast in Law and Cello, Samra, 3eshk El Nesa, Nos Yawm, Al Hayba, Tareeq, Khamse w Noss and 2020. She was the first Arab nominated fo Best Actress at the Seoul International Film Festival for her performance in Samra.[6]
Njeim starred only in series one of Al Hayba, not the following seasons because her role as a woman on the show conformed to gender stereotypes and she wanted her character to be more physically active.[7]
Social views and controversy
[edit]In in a 2012 interview on Future TV, Njeim's expressed her views on premarital sex and gender equality. She said "I want women to stay women. If they equate me with a man, I’d feel like a man. I don’t want to. I want to stay a woman."[8] In response to the backlash she received in 2016 when a clip of interview resurfaced, Njeim stated that she believed the content of the resurfaced clip had been purposely edited to discredit her. She said she supported women's rights and that her message promoted gender equality.[9]
References
[edit]- ^ "نادين نجيم - السيرة الذاتية". Layalina. Retrieved 25 December 2016.
- ^ "Who knew Nadine Njeim was such a nice girl". albawaba.com. 23 February 2015. Retrieved 4 August 2017.
- ^ "نادين نجيم تكشف نهاية مسلسل "لو" في "ولا تحلم"". Rinnoo.net. 24 July 2014. Retrieved 25 December 2016.
- ^ "Nadine Njeim and Hadi Asmar's Wedding". Arabia Weddings. Retrieved 4 August 2017.
- ^ "Nadine Nassib Njeim announces she is separating from husband". The National. 16 September 2019.
- ^ "بالصور - كيف كانت نادين نسيب نجيم عند تتويجها ملكة جمال منذ 12 عاماً.. وأسرار خاصة". Laha magazine. 10 August 2016. Archived from the original on 20 March 2018. Retrieved 25 December 2016.
- ^ "The Quiet Fire of Nadine Njeim". Gq Middle East. 2 June 2019.
- ^ eliefares (17 May 2016). "Nadine Njeim Takes Lebanese Women Back 100 Years: Men Should Have Premarital Sex, But Not Women". stateofmind13.com. Retrieved 4 August 2017.
- ^ "Spécial Magazine - Nadine Njeim, the untameable lioness". specialmagazine.co. Archived from the original on 15 July 2019. Retrieved 4 August 2017.
