Heather Stewart-Whyte
Heather Stewart-Whyte | |
|---|---|
| Born | 25 September 1968[1] East Sussex, England |
| Occupation | Model |
| Years active | 1985–present |
| Spouses | |
| Children | 3 |
| Modelling information | |
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (180 cm) |
| Hair colour | Brown[1] |
| Eye colour | Green[1] |
| Agency | Models 1[1] |
Heather Stewart-Whyte (born 25 September 1968) is a British model.
Early life and career
Born in East Sussex, England,[2] Heather Stewart-Whyte is the daughter of Doug Stewart-Whyte, a Conservative Party election agent, but was raised, along with her sisters, by her mother. She became a nanny but, at age 17, got her first modelling job by replying to an ad by Elite Model Management. In the late 1980s and early 1990s, Stewart-Whyte performed runway shows for, among others, Versace, Armani, Saint-Laurent and Lagerfeld, and modeled for Victoria's Secret, Gucci, Christian Dior, and Maybelline.[1] She also appeared on magazine covers such as Vogue Paris in 1991 and 1992, and the British and Italian editions of both Elle and Marie Claire and French Elle.[1]
Personal life
Stewart-Whyte married French tennis player Yannick Noah in 1995. They divorced in 1999, with Stewart-Whyte retaining custody of their two daughters. In 2001, Stewart-Whyte married French boxer and businessman Franck Ferrando, aka Dan Koonoo.[2][3][4] Their son was born in 2001. In 2004, Ferrando/Koonoo died of a pulmonary edema while boxing at the Marcel-Cerdan gym in Noisy-le-Grand.[5][3]
In 2001, Noah gained custody of their two daughters[2][6] In 2003, Stewart-Whyte complained in the press that Noah had not respected her court-ordered visitation rights with their daughters and that Noah was using them to promote his album.[6] Noah publicly remarked that they had not heard from her in two years. In 2017, her daughter Jenaye Noah became a model.[7]
In March 2004, it was reported that Stewart-Whyte had been kidnapped, and that her mother and sister had received a ransom demand of several million dollars.[8] After she had been missing for 10 days, French police reported that she had not been kidnapped, that she had been staying with friends and that the ransom demand was a misunderstanding.[9][10]
In 2010, Stewart-Whyte's younger half-brother, Donald Stewart-Whyte, a Muslim convert who had changed his name to Abdul Waheed, was charged with plotting murder and terrorism but was acquitted.[11][12]
References
- ^ a b c d e f "Heather Stewart-Whyte". Fashion Model Directory. Retrieved 8 September 2014.
- ^ a b c Conradi, Peter and Brian O'Driscoll (17 February 2003). "Ex-wife Serves Tennis Star An Ace". New Straits Times. Retrieved 8 September 2014.
- ^ a b Sellami, Stéphane (14 July 2004). "Le boxeur escroc est mort d'un oedème pulmonaire". Le Parisien (in French). Retrieved 23 September 2014.
- ^ Robin, Maxime (6 December 2010). "L'ex de Noah, recherchée par la justice, continue son business". France Soir (in French). Archived from the original on 21 June 2014. Retrieved 23 September 2014.
- ^ Bardot, Alexandre with Frédéric Gouaillard and Julien Constant (10 July 2004). "L'escroc-boxeur meurt sur un ring". Le Parisien (in French). Retrieved 23 September 2014.
- ^ a b "People: Noah criticized by ex-wife". The St. Augustine Record. Associated Press. 21 January 2003. Retrieved 8 September 2014.
- ^ Okwodu, Janelle. "The Next Generation of Celebrity-Kid Models Is Here". vogue.com. Vogue. Retrieved 12 November 2025.
- ^ "Kidnap probe after model vanishes". news.bbc.co.uk. BBC News. Retrieved 12 November 2025.
- ^ Bremner, Charles and Marie Tourres (18 March 2004). "British model in Paris kidnapping mystery". The Times. Retrieved 15 September 2014.
- ^ Barkham, Patrick and Marie Tourres (19 March 2004). "'Kidnapped' model found". The Times. Retrieved 15 September 2014.
- ^ "Convert turned accused bomber keeps his faith", bbc.co.uk, 5 March 2010. Accessed 1 February 2024.
- ^ Cowell, Alan and Dexter Filkins (11 August 2006). "Suspect in Pakistan Said to Have Qaeda Ties". The New York Times. Retrieved 8 September 2014.