Odette Henriette Jacqmin
Encyclopedia
Odette Henriette Jacqmin (โอเด็ต) is a famous Thai-French (Luk khrueng) supermodel, actress and singer born in Lyon
Lyon
Lyon , is a city in east-central France in the Rhône-Alpes region, situated between Paris and Marseille. Lyon is located at from Paris, from Marseille, from Geneva, from Turin, and from Barcelona. The residents of the city are called Lyonnais....

, France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...

, on October 13, 1982. Raised in France, she moved to Thailand at the age of 18 (2000). She is 178 cm and 53 kg.

She started modeling straight away and became an instant sensation. She has done over 50 covers throughout her career. Whilst the majority were for Thai magazines, she has also done covers for Malaysian and Korean Magazines. She has modeled in Bangkok, Hong Kong, Singapore, Kuala Lumpur, Seoul, Paris and New York. During her modeling career she has done endorsements for Honda Thailand, Coke Zero, California Fitness and Singha Beer.

She was signed to Grammy Records, who released her first Album, After Daylight, on November 22, 2004. She won an award for Best Music Video from MTV Thailand
MTV Thailand
MTV Thailand is a 24-hour music and entertainment channel owned by MTV Networks Asia Pacific, a division of Viacom. This channel broadcasts both Thai and International music programs as well as a youth lifestyle T.V...

 for the song Kau Riek Wah Ruk (Lets call it Love). Whilst the majority of the songs on the Album were in Thai, one of the tracks was also performed in French.

Her 2nd album, Odette was released in 2007. She is currently working on her 3rd album.

She has also acted in several Thai movies as either the lead or supporting lead actress such as 'Goal Club', 'The Monkey King' and 'Hanuman'. Her latest movie, 'Brown Sugar' comes out in late 2010. In the movie her character is called Brown Sugar and she also sings the movie's soundtrack.

In 2005, she dated Thailand tennis player Paradorn Srichaphan
Paradorn Srichaphan
Paradorn Srichaphan is a retired professional tennis player from Thailand. He is the highest ranked men's singles player from Thailand and Asia in history, reaching a career high World No. 9. His nickname is "Ball".-Career:...

.
The source of this article is wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.  The text of this article is licensed under the GFDL.
 
x
OK