Nora Ariffin

{{short description|Singaporean fashion model and realtor|bot=PearBOT 5}}

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| birth_name = Norhana Ariffin

| birth_date = {{Birth year and age|1968}}

| birth_place = Singapore

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| haircolor = Black

| eyecolor = Brown

| partner = Duncan Sheik (2011–present)

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Nora Ariffin (1968) is a Singaporean fashion model and real estate broker.

Education

Ariffin is born in 1968 and studied at St. Margaret's Secondary School.{{Cite web |date=2016-02-03 |title=Singapore supermodel Nora Ariffin talks about stripping and surviving in the 80s |url=https://www.herworld.com/fashion/singapore-supermodel-nora-ariffin-talks-stripping-surviving/ |access-date=2022-12-29 |website=Her World Singapore |language=en-US}}

Modelling career

While Ariffin was working at the Blue Ginger boutique, designer Kelvin Khoo took photos of her modelling clothes for the boutique. Eileen Abisheganaden who owned the boutique liked the photos and introduced her to Dick Lee, a partner at modelling agency Carrie Models.

She has appeared in campaigns for CoverGirl, alongside models including Rachel Hunter and Nikki Taylor, Lacoste, L'Oréal, and Chanel's Allure fragrance. Ariffin has also been featured in editorials for Vogue Paris and Italian Harper's Bazaar and graced the cover of Italian Cosmopolitan and Marie Claire (Singapore, Malaysia). Ariffin has worked with photographers including Guy Bourdin, Herb Ritts, and Gilles Bensimon.{{fashionmodel|id=Nora_Ariffin|name=Nora Ariffin}}