Nadine Nassib Njeim
Lebanese actress and beauty queen
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Diva 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.
Nadine Nassib Njeim | |
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| نادين نسيب نجيم | |
Njeim in 2019 | |
| Born | February 7, 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 competitions |
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Background
Acting
Njeim has pursued a career in acting, and has been cast in multiple Arabic TV series, including Law, Cello, Samra, Eshq El Nesaa, Nos Yawm, Al Hayba, Tareeq, Khamse w Noss and 2020. She was the first Arab actress to be nominated for Best Actress at the Seoul International Film Festival for her performance in Samra.[6]
Njeim left the cast of Al Hayba after only one season, claiming that her role as a woman on the show conformed to gender stereotypes and that she wanted her character to be more physically active.[7]
Social views and controversy
In a 2012 interview on Future TV, Njeim 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 the 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]