Yasmine Lafitte

Yasmine Lafitte (Arabic: ياسمين لافيت) is a French-Moroccan former pornographic actress who performed under the mononym Yasmine.[4]

Yasmine Lafitte
Born (1973-10-01) 1 October 1973[1]
Tahar Souk, Morocco[2]
NationalityMoroccan French
Other namesHafida Lafitte, Yasmine, Yasmyne[3]
Height5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)[3]
Spouse(s)Olivier Lafitte
Websitewww.clubyasmine.com

Life and career

Born in an observant Muslim family in Tahar Souk, a small village of Morocco, Lafitte moved to France with her family when she was just five months old, and she grew up in a suburb of Lyon.[2][5][4] At 18 years old, after graduating from high school, she left her family; during this period, she trained to become a nurse and worked as a waitress to pay for her studies.[5][4]

In 2004, she entered the adult industry together with her boyfriend at the time, after having replied to a magazine ad of a small production company which was looking for amateur couples.[2][5][6] In 2006, she was featured in an episode of the TF1 talk show La Méthode Cauet, then she was requested in newspaper interviews, magazine covers and jet-set events, and she became a spokesmodel for the magazine FHM.[6] In 2007, she signed an exclusive contract with the producer Marc Dorcel.[2][6][7][8] That same year, she had a significant role in Danielle Arbid's film drama A Lost Man, which premiered at the 60th Cannes Film Festival.[2][9][10] In 2008, she had a supporting role in Olivier Marchal's crime drama MR 73.[2][5][7][4] After having worked in several international productions, she retired from adult performing in February 2009 to focus her career on traditional films and in production.[5][11]

In 2005, she started, along with Olivier Lafitte, her own production company under the name "Alko Productions".[12][13]

Awards and nominations
  • 2007 Venus Award winner - Best European Actress[14]
  • 2007 X Awards - Best Actress
  • 2008 X Awards - Best Actress
  • 2008 Eroticline Award - Best European Actress[8]

References
  1. "Biographie Yasmine". AlloCiné. Retrieved 1 February 2014.
  2. Hassan Hamdani (11 January 2011). "Enquête. Les Marocains et le X. Une histoire charnelle". TelQuel. Archived from the original on 13 January 2011. Retrieved 1 February 2014.
  3. Yasmine Lafitte at the Internet Adult Film Database
  4. "Yasmine: de la blouse blanche au latex noir". 5 January 2010. Retrieved 1 February 2014.
  5. Stéphanie Plasse (12 December 2009). "Yasmine: sexe, islam et blouse blanche". afrik.com. Retrieved 1 February 2014.
  6. Mouna Izzdine (28 September 2007). "La nouvelle Dorcel Girl marocaine". Maroc Hebdo. Retrieved 1 February 2014.
  7. Jean-Daniel Sallin (1 April 2008). "Zone Yasmine". Tribune de Genève. Archived from the original on 1 February 2014. Retrieved 1 February 2014.
  8. "Exclusive: Complete 2008 eLINE Award Winners from Venus Berlin". AVN. Retrieved 29 May 2014.
  9. "Yasmine Lafitte Actrice française". Le Figaro. Retrieved 1 February 2014.
  10. Serge Kaganski (19 September 2007). "Un homme perdu". Les Inrocks. Retrieved 1 February 2014.
  11. Philippe Vecchi (9 January 2011). "Yasmine, ex-égérie Dorcel: "Maintenant je sais pourquoi je suis devenue hardeuse"". Les Inrocks. Retrieved 1 February 2014.
  12. Annuaire des 67500 entreprises lyonnaises, Retrieved on 25 March 2011
  13. Alko Productions, Retrieved on 25 March 2011
  14. "Venus Award Winners Announced". 24 October 2007. Retrieved 31 January 2014.


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