Valerie Abou Chacra (Arabic: فاليري أبو شقرا; born 15 January 1992)[1] is a Lebanese actress and beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned Miss Lebanon 2015. She represented Lebanon at the Miss World 2015 competition. She has also starred in widely watched Arabic TV series such as 'Ma Fiyi'
Valerie Abou Chacra | |
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 Abou Chacra on MTV Lebanon (2019) | |
| Born | Valerie Abou Chacra 15 January 1992 |
| Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) |
| Beauty pageant titleholder | |
| Title | Miss Lebanon 2015 |
| Hair color | Brown |
| Eye color | Black |
| Major competition(s) | Miss Lebanon 2015 (Winner) Miss World 2015 (Top 5) |
Education
editAbou Chacra studied Communication Arts: Radio and TV films at the Lebanese American University.[2]
Pageantry
editValerie Abou Chacra was crowned Miss Lebanon on 12 October 2015.[3] She represented Lebanon at the Miss World 2015 pageant and was selected among the Top 5 finalists. She was the first woman from Lebanon to place that high in Miss World's history while Mireia Lalaguna from Spain, was also the first Spanish woman to win the title.
Career
editAbou Chacra started acting in a TV series, A'shra Abid Zghar (Ten Little Slaves), in 2014. She later participated in Dancing with the Stars: Raqs el Noujoum in 2016, and finished third. In 2017, she hosted Project Runway.[4] Also, she participated in Celebrity Duets Arab World season 3 and finished third. She then made an appearance in the American TV series Teen Wolf during its sixth season. Later on, she acted in Al Hayba Season 2 in 2018, Ma Fiyi in 2019.[5] and La Hukm Alayh in 2021. Valerie is also founder of @justcarengo, a non-profit organisation to help patients affected by Traumatic Brain Injury.
Personal life
editIn 2019, she became engaged to Lebanese businessman Ziad Ammar.[6] The couple married on 1 August 2020.[7] In July 2021, Abou Chacra gave birth to twin girls.[8] In January 2024, she had her third child, a boy.[9]
Filmography
edit| Year | Title | Role | Broadcaster | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Ten Little Slaves | Sophie | MTV Lebanon | original title: A'shra Abid Zghar |
| 2016–2017 | Teen Wolf | Layla Ibrahim | MTV USA | Season 6 |
| 2018 | Al Hayba (The Return) | Mariam | MTV Lebanon | original title: Al Hayba (Al Awda) |
| 2019 | Love Me Not | Yasma | MTV Lebanon | original title: Ma Fiyi |
| 2021 | Not Guilty | Zaman Bitar | Shahid | original title: La Hukm Alayh |
| 2022 | Teen Wolf: The Movie | Layla Ibrahim | Paramount+ | Reprising her role from the series |
References
edit- ^ "Valérie Abou Chacra, belle et smart à la fois". L'Orient-Le Jour (in French). 3 November 2015.
- ^ "Who is Miss Lebanon Valerie Abou Chacra, the \'robbed\' winner of Miss World 2015?". International Business Times UK. 21 December 2015.
- ^ "Le Liban a sa nouvelle Miss : Valérie Abou Chacra". L'Orient-Le Jour (in French). 12 October 2015.
- ^ "This Project Runway host has been wearing Elie Saab all season". Emirates Woman. 13 February 2018.
- ^ "فاليري أبو شقرا: كلّ ما وصلت إليه اليوم هو ثمرة جهودي". Marie Claire Arabia (in Arabic). 8 February 2019.
- ^ "هكذا إحتفلت فاليري أبو شقرا بخطوبتها- بالصور". elfann.com (in Arabic). 8 June 2019.
- ^ "Lebanon's former beauty queen throws wedding party amid ban". Arab News. 1 August 2020.
- ^ "فاليري أبو شقرا ترزق بتوأم بنات "نعمتين من الله"" (in Arabic). ET بالعربي. 29 July 2021.
- ^ "فاليري أبو شقرا تستقبل مولودها الثالث" (in Arabic). ET بالعربي. 22 January 2024.
External links
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