Nicole Marie Lenz (born January 24, 1980) is an American

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, film and television

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, and health advocate.

Family and personal life

Nicole was born in 1980, in

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, to Laura Lenz, a secretary and Theodore Lenz, a contractor. She was raised in

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and has a younger sister named Emilie. She's of mixed Swiss,

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, and

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ancestry. Lenz was raised in a small town in North Eastern Ohio. Lenz's great grandfather was responsible for the architecture of the

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, a landmark skyscraper located on

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in downtown Cleveland, Ohio. Lenz has one daughter named Leia Elizabeth who was born in 2009. Lenz previously shared a Los Angeles home with hotel heiress

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Career

Lenz grew up in northeast

and started modeling for

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in her teens.(2 February 2000)
Porter's People
''Beacon Journal'' She gained major public recognition in 2000, appearing in the Millennium issue of ''Playboy'' as Miss March 2000, after winning 3rd place in a worldwide contest where over 15,000 women were entered. She was also featured in the November issue of '' W'' photographed by

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. She subsequently signed a modeling contract with

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, before appearing on the cover of men's magazines including French ''Playboy'' and Italian ''Max'' magazine. She was also ranked number 94 of the "100 Sexiest Women" in the US by '' Stuff'' and ''

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'', in 2007. Lenz made her film debut in August 2003 in ''

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'', starring

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and

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and has since appeared in several independent and feature films, including '' My Sister's Keeper'' starring

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, '' Seeing Other People'', ''

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'', and '' Fanboys'' produced by the

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. She also appeared in an episode of ''

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'', "Playing with Matches" in 2008.(20 March 2008)
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'' Lenz has been featured in large campaigns doing modeling and commercial television work for Garnier, Joe's Jeans,

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, Matrix, Paul Mitchell, Airwalk, Roxy, Adidas, and Sephora to name a few. Lenz has been featured on the covers of ''

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'', Italian ''Max'', and ''

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'' worldwide, most notably American and French ''Playboy''. Lenz also appeared in high fashion editorials for magazines such as ''

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'' (Italy and Russia). Lenz has also appeared in several music videos, including for Elton John,

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, and Duran Duran.

Later life and philanthropy

After her daughter’s birth, Lenz gave up acting and modeling and began working professionally as a Health advocate. Lenz started her own company in healthcare, in 2014. It was one of the first companies to offer yoga covered by health insurance. Currently, she lives in

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.Nicole Lenz is the Co- Founder of Los Angeles Wellness Spa, Elements Holistic.
Retrieved August 27, 2016

Filmography

*'' My Sister's Keeper'' *'' Fanboys'' *

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'' *''That Guy'' *'' TV: The Movie'' *''

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References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Lenz, Nicole 2000s Playboy Playmates Actresses from Cleveland 1980 births Living people 21st-century American women