Emeraude Toubia

Emeraude Toubia
Born (1989-03-01) March 1, 1989
Canada[1]
Residence Los Angeles, California, U.S.[2]
Occupation
  • Actress
  • presenter
  • model
Years active 2008–present
Home town Brownsville, Texas, U.S.[3]

Emeraude Toubia (born March 1, 1989) is an American actress, presenter and model. She portrays Isabelle Lightwood on the Freeform fantasy series Shadowhunters. Toubia previously appeared as a contestant on two competition series: Nuestra Belleza Latina and Model Latina.

Early life

Toubia was born in Canada and raised in Brownsville, Texas[4] as the only child of a Mexican mother and a Lebanese father.[5] Discussing her nationality and heritage, Toubia stated: "I am so proud of where I come from. My mom is Mexican, my dad is Lebanese and I'm American, and I think that's what being an American is. It's a melting pot."[6]

As a child, she was professionally trained in classical ballet, flamenco, belly dance, and lyrical dance.[7] Toubia attended Homer Hanna High School in Brownsville for her secondary education.[8]

Career

Since the age of fifteen, Toubia had competed in several beauty pageants; she was crowned Miss South Texas, Miss Rio Grande Valley America, and Miss Teen Brownsville.[9] Toubia first became widely known in 2008, when she was selected to participate on the second season of the Univision beauty pageant series Nuestra Belleza Latina, where the participants were trained rigorously in acting, presenting, dancing and other activities; Toubia was voted first runner-up.[10] Since then, she has been featured in advertisements for brands such as Maybelline, J. C. Penney, Sony, Garnier, and AT&T.[11] In 2009, she joined the second season of Model Latina, finishing in fifth place.[12] She was then a semifinalist in Miss Texas USA 2010.[13] From 2011 to 2013, Toubia served as a presenter for several NBC Universo music and entertainment shows, including The Arena, 18 & Over, and mun2POP.[14] She co-hosted the mun2 red carpet special for the 2013 Billboard Latin Music Awards.[15]

In 2013, Toubia made her acting debut with the guest starring role of Elizabeth on Nickelodeon Latin America's youth telenovela 11-11: En mi cuadra nada cuadra, for which she was coached by Oscar-nominated actress Adriana Barraza.[16] In 2014, she appeared as Dulce Rincón on Venevisión's telenovela Cosita Linda. The following year, Toubia portrayed Stephanie "Stefi" Karam on the Univision-Venevisión telenovela Voltea pa' que te enamores.[17] Also in 2015, Toubia was cast as Isabelle Lightwood on Freeform's fantasy series Shadowhunters, based on The Mortal Instruments book series by Cassandra Clare.[18] The first episode premiered on January 12, 2016.[19] Also in January 2016, she appeared alongside Prince Royce in the music video for his song "Culpa al Corazón".[20]

Personal life

In 2010, Toubia moved to Miami, where she resided until moving to Los Angeles in 2015.[2] Toubia has been romantically-linked to musician Prince Royce since 2011,[21][22] and in April 2016, the couple publicly confirmed their relationship.[23]

Filmography

Year Title Role Notes
2010 Aurora Receptionist Episode: "Gran lanzamiento"
2013 11-11: En mi cuadra nada cuadra Elizabeth Episode: "Bienvenido a 11-11"
2014 Cosita Linda Dulce Rincón Episode: "Conoce en la perfumeria"
2015 Voltea pa' que te enamores Stephanie Karam Episode: "1.1"
2015 Tattooed Love Esmeralda
2016–present Shadowhunters Isabelle Lightwood Main cast

References

  1. ↑ "Emeraude Toubia habla de 'Nuestra Belleza Latina' y sobre su rol en 'Shadowhunters'". Variety (in Spanish). March 1, 2016. Retrieved March 3, 2016. At 00:21 Toubia states that she was born in Canada and raised in Texas.
  2. 1 2 Lindsay, Benjamin (January 12, 2016). "How 'Shadowhunters' Star Emeraude Toubia Is 'Breaking the Barrier'". Backstage. Retrieved January 25, 2016.
  3. ↑ "Brownsville native on television tonight". The Monitor. May 16, 2008. Retrieved June 7, 2015.
  4. ↑ Simon, Samantha (December 22, 2015). "8 Things to Know About Shadowhunters Star Emeraude Toubia". InStyle. Retrieved January 4, 2016. The 26-year-old Mexican-Lebanese actress from Brownsville, Texas...
  5. ↑ Fernandez, Celia (June 1, 2015). "10 Things to Know About 'Shadowhunters' Star Emeraude Toubia". Latina. Retrieved June 6, 2015.
  6. ↑ Rodriguez, Priscilla (January 13, 2015). "Emeraude Toubia on What Makes 'Shadowhunters' Isabelle So Bad Ass!". Latina. Retrieved January 25, 2016.
  7. ↑ "Isabelle Lightwood by Emeraude Toubia". Freeform. Retrieved January 25, 2016.
  8. ↑ "Homer Hanna HS Alumni List". Homer Hanna High School. Retrieved January 26, 2016.
  9. ↑ ""Hay que hacer todo de corazón": Emeraude Toubia". Diario Panorama (in Spanish). March 5, 2014. Retrieved June 13, 2015.
  10. ↑ "Univision Announces 12 Finalists in 'Nuestra Belleza Latina' Competition". Business Wire. March 31, 2008. Retrieved June 13, 2015.
  11. ↑ Huerta, Hennel (June 3, 2013). "Emeraude Toubia: "Soñé en grande y aquí estoy"". La Verdad (in Spanish). Retrieved June 7, 2015.
  12. ↑ Tenisha, Christina (May 21, 2015). "Your One-Stop Mortal Instruments Shop: Everything about the Shadowhunters TV Series so far". Moviepilot. Retrieved June 7, 2015.
  13. ↑ "12 Semifinalists to Compete for Second Annual Miss Fox Sports™ Crown". Business Wire. November 24, 2010. Retrieved June 13, 2015.
  14. ↑ "Mun2 Preps Three New Series For Slate". Deadline.com. April 16, 2013. Retrieved February 18, 2016.
  15. ↑ "Rashel Diaz to Co-Host BILLBOARD LATIN MUSIC AWARDS Red Carpet Show, Today". Broadway World. April 25, 2013. Retrieved February 10, 2016.
  16. ↑ Bautista, Berenice (June 3, 2013). "Emeraude Toubia debuta como actriz en "11 11"". Yahoo! News (in Spanish). Retrieved January 26, 2015.
  17. ↑ "Venevision Productions celebra el tradicional "claquetazo" de la telenovela "Voltea pa' que te enamores"". Venevisión (in Spanish). June 9, 2014.
  18. ↑ Wagmeister, Elizabeth (May 1, 2015). "ABC Family's 'Shadowhunters' Finds Simon & Isabelle for 'Mortal Instruments' Series". Variety. Retrieved June 6, 2015.
  19. ↑ Petski, Denise (May 1, 2015). "Alberto Rosende & Emeraude Toubia Join 'Shadowhunters'". Deadline.com. Retrieved June 7, 2015.
  20. ↑ Lucia Roiz, Jessica (January 22, 2016). "Watch Prince Royce, Emeraude Toubia Get Hot & Heavy In 'Culpa Al Corazon' Music Video". Latin Times. Retrieved January 25, 2016.
  21. ↑ "Prince Royce ¡estrena romance!". TVNotas (in Spanish). August 19, 2011. Retrieved April 13, 2016.
  22. ↑ Valdez, Maria G. (May 30, 2013). "Prince Royce, Emeraude Toubia Enjoy Romantic Afternoon". Latin Times. Retrieved April 13, 2016.
  23. ↑ Saldana, Janel (April 14, 2016). "Prince Royce, Emeraude Toubia Finally Open Up About Private Relationship In Revealing Interview". Latin Times. Retrieved April 15, 2016.

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