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Farida Khelfa | |
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Born | May 23, 1960 | (age 64)
Occupation(s) | documentary filmmaker, model |
Farida Khelfa (born May 23, 1960) is a French documentary filmmaker and former model.
Khelfa, one of eight children, was born in Lyon to Algerian immigrants. [1] She ran away from her strict Muslim family at the age of 15, joining her sister in Paris. [2] There she befriended Christian Louboutin, who gave her a place to stay. [3]
While working at a nightclub, Khelfa was discovered by photographer Jean-Paul Goude. Goude was the first to use Khelfa as a model and later introduced her to designer Azzedine Alaïa. [3]
In 2013 Khelfa was appointed as the brand ambassador for Schiaparelli. [4] Khelfa parted with the brand in 2017 stating that she needed time to focus on her own projects including filmmaking. [5] However Khelfa continued to work with the brand, notably appearing on the Schiaparelli spring/summer 2020 Haute Couture runway in 2019. [6]
At 20 Khelfa was involved romantically with photographer Jean-Paul Goude. [3]
Khelfa married Henri Seydoux in 2012. The couple had been together since 1989 and already had two sons, Ismaël Seydoux and Omer Seydoux, at the time of their marriage. [7] Through her marriage Khelfa is the step-mother of stylist Camille Seydoux and actress Léa Seydoux, her husband's children from his first marriage to Valérie Schlumberger.
Khelfa is a friend of former model Carla Bruni and was a witness at her 2008 wedding to French president Nicolas Sarkozy. [8]