Elisa Sednaoui

Sednaoui in 2015, photo by Prphotos.com

Place of Birth: Savigliano, Piedmont, Italy

Date of Birth: 14 December, 1987

Ethnicity:
*father – Syrian-Egyptian, French
*mother – Italian

Elisa Sednaoui is an Italian-French-Egyptian fashion model, actress, film director, philanthropist, social entrepreneur, and author.

Her mother, Anna Morra, was born in Italy. Her father is of Syrian-Egyptian and French heritage. The Sednaoui family, a Melkite Greek Catholic family of Syrian descent, has its roots in the city of Sednaya, which is where their surname originates from. The Sednaoui family migrated to Egypt at the end of the 19th century and developed successful department stores in Cairo. Elisa was raised in Egypt, in Luxor and Zamalek, Cairo; Italy, and France.

Elisa can speak Italian, French, English, Spanish, and Arabic. She is a cousin of director and photographer Stéphane Sednaoui.

Elisa is married to art dealer and businessperson Alexander/Alex Dellal, with whom she has two children. Alexander is the brother of model Alice Dellal, and a cousin of actresses Lola Kirke and Jemima Kirke.

Two of Elisa’s maternal great-grandparents were named Rinaldo Ocleppo/Vestignè and Fiorentina Revigliono. Rinaldo was the son of Luigi Ocleppo and Angela Vugliano.

Sources: https://www.instagram.com

History of the Sednaoui family – http://english.ahram.org.eg