Taleedah Tamer (Arabic: تليدة تمر) is a Saudi Arabian fashion model. She is the first Saudi Arabian model to walk a couture runway in Paris and the first to be on the cover of an international magazine.[1][2]
Taleedah Tamer | |
|---|---|
| Born | |
| Education | British International School of Jeddah |
| Occupation | Model |
| Parent(s) | Ayman Tamer Cristina Tamer |
Early life and education
editTaleedah Tamer was born and raised in Jeddah, Makkah in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.[3][4] Her father, Ayman Tamer, is a Saudi businessman who is CEO and chairman of Tamer Group, a pharmaceutical, healthcare, and beauty company.[5][6] Her mother, Cristina Tamer, is an Italian former dancer and model for Giorgio Armani, Gianfranco Ferré and La Perla.[6][7][8] Tamer met the designer Antonio Grimaldi, who she would later model for, when she was ten years old.[9]
She is a graduate of the British International School of Jeddah.[10][11]
Career
editTamer's first modelling job was for the jewelry company Korloff.[6] She also modeled for Rubaiyat[12] before being photographed by Stefania Paparelli in 2018 as the July/August cover girl for Harper's Bazaar Arabia,[13] making her the first Saudi woman to be featured on the cover of an international magazine and in a global editorial campaign.[3][7][4] On 2 July 2018 she opened the 2018-2019 autumn/winter collection Antonio Grimaldi couture show at the Salons France-Amériques in Paris wearing an all-white pantsuit and cape, becoming the first Saudi model to walk in Paris Couture Fashion Week,[14] and the first to walk in a couture fashion show outside of Saudi Arabia.[15][4][16][17] She also closed the Grimaldi show, wearing a silver gown with feathered wings.[4][18]
Personal life
editTamer is a practicing Muslim.[6] She speaks English, Arabic and Italian.[19] She has a younger brother and sister, and her grandmother is Greek.[6]
She is planning on moving to Milan to study marketing and continue modelling.[20]
Tamer credits Gisele Bündchen, Imaan Hammam, Ameera al-Taweel, and her mother as her inspirations.[6] Tamer has expressed understanding and respect for people from Saudi Arabia who may disapprove of her modelling, but hopes she is able to broaden the perception of what it means to be a modern Saudi woman.[21]
References
edit- ^ "Saudi model Taleedah Tamer just made her Paris Fashion Week debut". Emirates Woman. Retrieved 8 July 2018.
- ^ "Taleedah Tamer is the first Saudi model to walk at Paris Couture Week". Metro. Retrieved 8 July 2018.
- ^ a b "July Cover: The Unique Beauty Of Saudi's First Couture Model".
- ^ a b c d Paton, Elizabeth (5 July 2018). "In Paris, Saudi Arabia's First Couture Model Arrives on the Runway". The New York Times.
- ^ "Taleedah Tamer, First Saudi Model in Paris Fashion Week". 5 July 2018.
- ^ a b c d e f Baxter, Emily (2 April 2018). "Exclusive: In Conversation With Saudi's Most Compelling New Face". Harper's BAZAAR Arabia.
- ^ a b "Could Taleedah Tamer become Saudi Arabia's first supermodel?". 28 June 2018.
- ^ "Taleedah Tamer is the first Saudi model to walk at Paris Couture Week". 7 July 2018.
- ^ "Meet The Designer Behind Saudi Model Taleedah Tamer's Couture Week Debut".
- ^ "Will Taleedah Tamer be the first Saudi supermodel?". 2 July 2018.
- ^ "Qui est Taleedah Tamer, première top modèle venue d'Arabie saoudite". 5 July 2018. Archived from the original on July 8, 2018.
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- ^ Holt, Bethan (28 June 2018). "Could Taleedah Tamer become Saudi Arabia's first supermodel?". The Telegraph – via www.telegraph.co.uk.
- ^ "Saudi model Taleedah Tamer just made her Paris Fashion Week debut". 4 July 2018.
- ^ "Will Taleedah Tamer be the first Saudi supermodel?". 2 July 2018.
- ^ "Saudi's first couture model Taleedah Tamer makes waves in Paris". 5 July 2018.
- ^ "Saudi Arabian Model Taleedah Tamer Makes Her Paris Runway Debut". 4 July 2018.
- ^ "Saudi Model Taleedah Tamer Makes Her Haute Couture Debut At Antonio Grimaldi".
- ^ "6 Things To Know About Saudi's First Couture And Runway Model Taleedah Tamer".
- ^ "Make Way for Taleedah Tamer, the Saudi-Born Model on the Rise". 4 July 2018.
- ^ "18-year-old girl becomes Saudi Arabia's first supermodel".