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Sabrina Dhowre

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Sabrina Dhowre Elba
Elba in 2018
Born (1989-06-16) June 16, 1989 (age 35)
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Citizenship
Alma materSimon Fraser University
Occupations
  • Model
  • media personality
  • businesswoman
Years active2014–present
Spouse
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(m. 2019)​
Modelling information
Height1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)[1]
Hair colourBlack[1]
Eye colourBrown[1]
AgencyIMG Models (London)

Sabrina Dhowre Elba (born June 16, 1989)[2] is a Canadian model, media personality, businesswoman and Goodwill ambassador of the United Nations International Fund for Agricultural Development.[3]

Early life

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Dhowre was born in Montreal, Canada, and is of Somali descent. She was the second oldest of her five siblings, raised by a single mother, and moved to Vancouver at the age of 12.[4][5] After graduating from high school, she enrolled at Simon Fraser University, earning her bachelor's degree in philosophy, with intentions of going to law school.[6][7]

Career

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Sabrina became a model, and was featured in various magazines, such as British Vogue and Elle.[8][9] She also was crowned "Ms. Vancouver" at a beauty pageant in 2014.[4][8] Her agency is IMG Models in London.[1][10]

Charitable work

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In April 2020, she was appointed as a United Nations goodwill ambassador for the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD).[11][12] Her mother first introduced her and her husband to the IFAD.[13] Sabrina later said that her mother, Maryam Egal,[9] was "probably the reason" she worked with IFAD.[14]

She worked with her husband Idris Elba, also a goodwill ambassador, with IFAD to help launch a new $40 million fund intended on lessening impact of COVID-19 on "farmers and food producers in rural areas".[15] Both later worked with the IFAD on projects in Kenya, Zambia, and Egypt, aimed at helping farmers, and combating hunger and climate change.[16][17]

She also works with civil society organizations, such as Conservation International, on issues relating to the environment.[11] and Global Citizen.[18] At COP27, in November 2022, she was interviewed about the impact of climate change and the importance of empowering, and investing in, rural areas, to which she stated that there need to be long-term solutions, and said that impact of climate change in rural areas is "devastating".[14] In 2022, she became a co-chair of the European Board of Global Citizen.[18]

In January 2023, she and her husband later received the Crystal Award at the World Economic Forum in Davos, where they were speakers.[13][19] During the talk, she focused on food insecurity in Sudan, Haiti, Somalia, and elsewhere, and struggles faced by small farmers.[20] In February 2023, she attended the Time100 Impact Awards in Dubai with her husband.[21]

In June 2024, Elba and her husband collaborated with Christian Louboutin on a capsule collection "Walk a Mile in My Shoes" where 100% of proceeds are donated to six charities worldwide.[22]

Other work

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In February 2021, it was announced that the companies of Dhowre and her husband, Idris Elba, would be developing an Afrofuturist adult animated, sci-fi, series, tentatively titled Dantai, for Crunchyroll, a series said to be about a time when biotech has "created an ever-widening gap between the haves and have-nots".[23][24][25] The series was also described as an "afropunk sci-fi series" by Anime News Network.[26] In an April 2021 interview with Den of Geek, Idris Elba said the series is "mainly the brainchild" of Dhowre, who he described as a "super geek when it comes to anime."[27]

In 2022, Sabrina Dhowre Elba and her husband created a lifestyle and wellness brand known as S'ABLE Labs.[12][28]

Dhowre Elba appeared in the 2022 film Three Thousand Years of Longing as "British Council Lady."[29]

Personal life

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She met Idris Elba at a jazz bar in 2017 and she married him in Morocco in April 2019.[4][30][31] They married in Marrakech and honeymooned in Tanzania.[32]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d "Sabrina Elba - London - IMG Models". www.imgmodels.com. Retrieved 2023-06-09.
  2. ^ Geigel, Alicia (2022-07-26). "Idris Elba and Wife Sabrina Share Heartfelt Messages For Their 4-Year Wedding Anniversary". Popsugar. Retrieved 2024-01-15.
  3. ^ Elba, Idris. "Idris Elba on Why Supporting Small Farmers Will Help Fight Poverty".
  4. ^ a b c Arsenault, Bridget (Spring 2020). "A Dynamic Duo". Dujour. Archived from the original on December 5, 2022.
  5. ^ Ballard, Jamie (10 December 2021). "Meet Sabrina Dhowre Elba, Idris Elba's Gorge Wife". Cosmopolitan. Retrieved 2023-08-17.
  6. ^ Bright, Patricia (2023-07-17). "Sabrina Elba Shares How to Find Your Voice As a Woman in The Shadows". YouTube. Retrieved 2023-08-17.
  7. ^ "Sabrina Dhowre Elba". wardrobeicons.com. 27 June 2023. Retrieved 2023-08-17.
  8. ^ a b Ballard, Jamie (December 10, 2021). "All the Deets on Idris Elba's Wife, Sabrina Dhowre Elba". Cosmopolitan. Archived from the original on January 16, 2023. Retrieved May 1, 2023.
  9. ^ a b Janes, DeAnna (Mar 18, 2020). "All About Idris Elba's Wife, Sabrina Dhowre". Oprah Daily. Archived from the original on December 4, 2022. Retrieved May 1, 2023.
  10. ^ "Sabrina Dhowre Elba - Model". MODELS.com. Retrieved 2023-06-09.
  11. ^ a b "Sabrina Dhowre Elba". International Fund for Agricultural Development. United Nations. Archived from the original on May 1, 2023. Retrieved May 1, 2023.
  12. ^ a b Blay, Zeba (January 2023). "Global Citizens Idris and Sabrina Elba Talk Passion and Purpose". Ebony. Archived from the original on April 3, 2023. Retrieved May 1, 2023.
  13. ^ a b Kiderlin, Sophie (January 17, 2023). "Actors Idris and Sabrina Dhowre Elba on how their parents inspired their activism". CNBC. Archived from the original on January 26, 2023. Retrieved May 1, 2023.
  14. ^ a b Dhowre Elba, Sabrina (November 2022). "Sabrina Dhowre Elba: When you empower a woman, you empower a nation". United Nations (Interview). New York: United Nations. Archived from the original on April 7, 2023. Retrieved May 1, 2023.
  15. ^ Dixon, Louise (April 20, 2021). "Elba and wife, recovering from coronavirus, to help others". Associated Press. Archived from the original on May 1, 2023. Retrieved May 1, 2023.
  16. ^ Zornosa, Laura (February 9, 2023). "To End Hunger, Idris and Sabrina Dhowre Elba Are Fighting Climate Change". Time. Archived from the original on April 7, 2023. Retrieved May 1, 2023.
  17. ^ Dhowre Elba, Sabrina. "My Kenya Diary". International Fund for Agricultural Development. United Nations. Archived from the original on March 7, 2023. Retrieved May 1, 2023.
  18. ^ a b "Sabrina Dhowre Elba". Global Citizen. Archived from the original on May 1, 2023. Retrieved May 1, 2023.
  19. ^ "Speakers: Keir Simmons, Sabrina Dhowre Elba, Idris Elba, Sabrina Dhowre Elba". World Economic Forum. January 17, 2023. Archived from the original on March 12, 2023. Retrieved May 1, 2023.
  20. ^ Lurie, Kathryn (January 17, 2023). "Davos 2023: Idris Elba calls for investment to help world's poor". Reuters. Archived from the original on January 26, 2023. Retrieved May 1, 2023.
  21. ^ Radhakrishnan, Manjusha (February 13, 2023). "Hollywood power couple Idris Elba and wife Sabrina Elba shine bright at Time100 Impact Awards in Dubai". GulfNews. Archived from the original on March 12, 2023. Retrieved May 1, 2023.
  22. ^ Marcellus, Kerane (February 13, 2023). "Idris And Sabrina Elba's Latest Collection With Christian Louboutin Is Here". ESSENCE. Retrieved June 18, 2024.
  23. ^ Patches, Matt (February 2, 2021). "Idris Elba's Afrofuturist animated series coming to Crunchyroll". Polygon. Archived from the original on February 3, 2021. Retrieved August 30, 2023.
  24. ^ Turner, Ashley (February 8, 2021). "Idris Elba and Wife Sabrina Are Debuting a New Afro-Futuristic Anime Via Streaming Service Crunchyroll: 'We're Both Fans of the Genre'". Atlanta Black Star. Archived from the original on February 8, 2021. Retrieved August 30, 2023.
  25. ^ Spangler, Todd (February 2, 2021). "Crunchyroll Inks Deal With Idris and Sabrina Elba for Dark Fantasy Anime Series". Variety. Archived from the original on May 30, 2023. Retrieved August 30, 2021.
  26. ^ May, Callum (June 18, 2021). "Crunchyroll Originals Have Been A Disaster". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on June 18, 2021. Retrieved August 30, 2023. Crunchyroll's latest Original Series include Dantai, an afropunk sci-fi series in collaboration with Idris and Sandra Elba's production studios
  27. ^ Elba, Idris (April 21, 2021). "The Suicide Squad: How Idris Elba Brings Bloodsport to Life". Den of Geek (Interview). Interviewed by Stephanie Williams. Archived from the original on May 2, 2021. Retrieved August 30, 2023.
  28. ^ Wilson, Monique (August 24, 2022). "Sabrina Dhowre Elba Drops Her Skin-Care Routine". Glamour. Archived from the original on November 23, 2022. Retrieved May 1, 2023.
  29. ^ Monson, Leigh (2022-08-25). "3000 Years of Longing doesn't tie together 108 minutes of storytelling". The A.V. Club. Retrieved 2024-01-15.
  30. ^ "Inside Idris & Sabrina Elba's Beautiful Moroccan Wedding". British Vogue. June 22, 2019. Archived from the original on January 16, 2023. Retrieved May 1, 2023.
  31. ^ Smith, Natasha (April 27, 2023). "Idris Elba and Sabrina Elba's Relationship Timeline". People. Archived from the original on April 13, 2023. Retrieved May 1, 2023.
  32. ^ Périer, Marie (June 11, 2019). "Idris Elba and Sabrina Dhowre's honeymoon in Tanzania, as seen on Instagram". s. Archived from the original on January 14, 2022. Retrieved May 1, 2023.
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