Nora Ariffin

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

Education

Ariffin is born in 1968 and studied at St. Margaret's Secondary School.

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. Ariffin has worked with photographers including Guy Bourdin, Herb Ritts, and Gilles Bensimon.

Ariffin is also a real estate broker since 2004 and is the senior vice-president of Halstead Property.

Since 2011, Ariffin has been in a relationship with singer Duncan Sheik, having previously dated in 1999. She converted to Nichiren Buddhism from Islam and is a member of the US branch of the worldwide Buddhist association Soka Gakkai International.