Afef Jnifen, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

    

Afef Jnifen

Italian showgirl, model and television presenter

Date of Birth: 03-Nov-1963

Place of Birth: Ben Gardane, Medenine Governorate, Tunisia

Profession: television presenter, showgirl, model

Nationality: Italy, Tunisia

Zodiac Sign: Scorpio


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About Afef Jnifen

  • Afef Jnifen (born 3 November 1963) is a Tunisian fashion model, actress and television presenter.
  • Born in Ben Gardane, Tunisia, she is a naturalized Italian citizen.
  • She is married to Marco Tronchetti Provera, an Italian businessman and Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Pirelli & C.
  • S.p.A.
  • She is also daughter of the former Tunisian ambassador Mohamed Jnifen, who used to be ambassador in: Libya, Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Lebanon, Syria, Yemen, Bahrain.
  • Her mother, Saida Benina, is of Turkish origin.Afef's modeling career began when she was discovered by photographer Jean-Paul Goude, who spotted Jnifen walking on the beach while he was shooting a Club Med ad with Carla Bruni in the Bahamas.
  • Goude put Jnifen in the ad and suggested she go to Paris and meet the designer Azzedine Alaïa.
  • She quickly became a favorite model of many of Europe's top designers, travelling between Milan and Paris while working for Armani, Fendi, Gaultier, Cavalli, and others.
  • Afef's successful career in fashion has since spanned three decades representing top international brands such as L'Oreal, Paris.In addition to modeling, Afef is also a successful actress, known for La grande notte (2003), and television productions such as Quelli che...
  • il calcio (1993) and Maurizio Costanzo Show (1982).As a popular Italian television presenter, Afef has hosted Fabrizio Frizzi Scommettiamo che....
  • on RAI.
  • And La grande notte at RAI 2. In 2016 and 2017, she stars in Project Runway Middle East on MBC as a jury member along with Lebanese designer Elie Saab and Egyptian actress Yousra.In 2017, Jnifen was named the ambassador of Fashion 4 development.

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