Shakara Ledard
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Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) |
Hair color | Brown |
Eye color | Brown |
Shakara Ledard (born February 21, 1979) is a Bahamian-born model and actress based in New York City.[1][2]
Biography
[edit]Ledard was born in Nassau, The Bahamas on February 21, 1979, to Dennis Ledard, a businessman from Normandy, France, and Maddie, who is Bahamian. Dennis owned several upscale clothing boutiques in The Bahamas.[3][4][5] She has two brothers, Lorenzo and Yannick, and a half brother, Philippe. She moved to America when she was a teenager and graduated with an associate's degree[6] and a 3.8 GPA.
Ledard has posed for the Sports Illustrated swimsuit issue[7] and for Maxim. Ledard has been featured in music videos for Justin Timberlake,[8] Usher, and Babyface.[9][10] She has also appeared in the movies After the Sunset, The Defender, Prey for Rock and Roll and Full Clip.[11]
Ledard resides in New York City. She was married to male model Ralph Jacob, but the marriage ended in divorce.[12] She supports Deejay Ra's "Hip-Hop Literacy" campaign.
References
[edit]- ^ "AskMen.com profile". Archived from the original on 2006-03-13. Retrieved 2006-03-25.
- ^ "On the Inside". Archived from the original on 2009-11-30. Retrieved October 10, 2020.
she first called New York home nine years ago. "It was important for me to find a place where I still feel connected to nature and serenity, and that's what I've found in my neighborhood in Battery Park," says Ledard.
- ^ "Roxs By Shakara Ledard". Apparel Search. Retrieved October 10, 2020.
The genesis of the company can be clearly seen in Shakara's own background growing up in the Bahamas, where her French father owned several upscale clothing boutiques.
- ^ "On the Inside". Archived from the original on 2009-11-30. Retrieved 2009-12-04.
- ^ "AskMen.com profile". Archived from the original on 2006-03-13. Retrieved 2006-03-25.
- ^ "AskMen.com profile". Archived from the original on 2006-03-13. Retrieved 2006-03-25.
- ^ SI website
- ^ Shakara Ledard at IMDb
- ^ Official Website
- ^ "On the Inside". Archived from the original on 2009-11-30. Retrieved 2009-12-04.
- ^ Shakara Ledard at IMDb
- ^ NY Daily News[permanent dead link ]
External links
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