Nomi Fernandes (born 1985) is a former Swiss

glamour model A model is a person with a role either to promote, display or advertise commercial products (notably fashion clothing in fashion shows) or to serve as a visual aid for people who are creating works of art or to pose for photography. Though mo ...

and former showgirl. Married actor Jay Giannone in 2016.

Early life

Nomi Fernandes (1985), born and raised in Zurich,

Switzerland ). Swiss law does not designate a ''capital'' as such, but the federal parliament and government are installed in Bern, while other federal institutions, such as the federal courts, are in other cities (Bellinzona, Lausanne, Luzern, Neuchâtel ...

, is nothing less than a Swiss success story. With Venezuelan and Portuguese genes from her mother and Swiss-South African genes from her father, it is no wonder that this exotic beauty possesses an excitement for life and hard working ethics.

Career

Trained as a professional classical dancer in Europe, Nomi's modeling career began in 2006 when she landed her very first photo-shoot for the cover of a popular American fitness magazine. By 2007 she had already become the first Swiss centerfold for

Playboy magazine ''Playboy'' is an American men's Lifestyle magazine, lifestyle and entertainment magazine, formerly in print and currently online. It was founded in Chicago in 1953, by Hugh Hefner and his associates, and funded in part by a $1,000 loan from H ...

. In 2008, Playboy called again and asked Nomi to be their

Playmate of the Month A Playmate is a female model featured in the centerfold/gatefold of ''Playboy'' magazine as Playmate of the Month (PMOTM). The PMOTM's pictorial includes nude photographs and a centerfold poster, along with a pictorial biography and the "Playm ...

, Nomi agreed and made not only centerfold in April but also a celebrated cover girl throughout Europe. In July 2009, she was invited to appear on her second Playboy cover, this time for the Romania edition. In 2010 Nomi was the March Girl in the Playboy Calendar. In 2011 Nomi appeared for the fourth time on the Playboy Cover for the Hungarian edition. In March 2015, Nomi appeared in Playboy-Europe again. In total, since 2008, Nomi has appeared on the cover of Playboy magazine four times or in a Playboy editorial, a record five times, as a Swiss model! In 2010, with her modeling career booming, Nomi started her own agency for glamour models
Babes Management
Babes Management represents and offers professional glamour models for editorials, advertising, Internet, conventions, commercials, TV and films and VIP events. After years of unprecedented success in the European market, Babes Management was ready to expand worldwide wit
www.babesanddolls.com
a fashion label for women. In 2013 A-list director

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needed Russian-Israeli model

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to convincingly portray a stripper girl in "

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", a thriller movie (based on the real life activities of a trio of bodybuilders involved in extortion and kidnapping that made headlines in the nineties) starring

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, and

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. Having been impressed by Nomi’s trained dancing background when the two had met at a prior casting, Michael immediately contacted Nomi to instruct Bar Paly the art of

striptease A striptease is an erotic or exotic dance in which the performer gradually undresses, either partly or completely, in a seductive and sexually suggestive manner. The person who performs a striptease is commonly known as a "stripper" or an "ex ...

and

pole-dancing Pole dance combines dance and acrobatics centered on a vertical pole. This performance art form takes place not only in gentleman's clubs as erotic dance, but also as a mainstream form of fitness, practiced in gyms and dedicated dance studios ...

. Nomi confirmed that the task was a challenge: "Bar had no dance background, so it was hard work to prepare her for the role. But the work has turned us into good friends. Bar is a wonderful, down to earth girl". Bar has returned the compliment:" Nomi is a great dancer; I will never be able to move like her. We have become inevitably closer, because she saw me in rather awkward poses. ”The two trained together for three weeks, 6 hours a day. The outcome was clearly visible on the screen as “Pain and Gain” became a box office success worldwide and received critical acclaim. "They did a super job." - Michael Bay.

References

External links

www.babesanddolls.com
{{DEFAULTSORT:Fernandes, Nomi 1985 births Living people 2000s Playboy Playmates Swiss female models Swiss people of Venezuelan descent Swiss people of Portuguese descent Swiss people of South African descent People from Zürich