Haifa Wehbe

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Haifa Wehbe هيفا وهبي (also spelled Haifaa Wehbe, Haifa Wahbi, Hayfa Wehbeh, Hayfa Wehbi) born on March 10th, 1976 in Beirut, Lebanon. She is a Lebanese top-model and singer who took the Arab world by storm after the release of her first album Howa el-Zaman (It is time).

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Biography

Haifa grew up in the capital city of Lebanon, Beirut listening to jazz and R&B. She became a model at a very young age and won the title of "Miss South Lebanon" at age sixteen. Haifa was born in South of Lebanon (Mahroune)on the 10th of March 1976.

As some time passed, she released her first album as a singer, titled "Howa el-Zaman" which surprised many people given the low expectations. Her success was attributed to her beauty and vocal talent. Although she is not widely regarded as a talented singer, she is famous for her performing abilities and seen by many to be one of the prettiest women in Lebanon. Despite her unexpected success, Haifa remained the focus of many Lebanese tabloids.

Her second album "Badi 'Aish" ("I want to live") was released in 2005 and is living up to expectations. She remains popular among Lebanon's youth and makes countless television appearances. She has certainly cemented herself in Lebanese popular culture as the ultimate sex symbol.

In July 2005, Haifa, along with 14 other celebrities from the Arab world, began airing the live pan-Arab reality show series "Al Wadi", based on the French reality show "La Ferme des Celebrites". The show aired for three months, 24/7. It was critically acclaimed and won over many harsh critics. The show featured weekly live performances in which Haifa played a central role singing songs from her new album.

Recently, she announced her engagement to a Saudi businessman, Tariq Al-Jaffali, surprising many people. Rumors about the gifts he offered her began to circulate immediately. However, after only a few weeks, her fiancée and her decided to split for personal reasons. In late 2005 Pepsi announced that Haifa would be the new face of the company. In early 2006 Haifa started work on her new album that will be released later this year.

Haifa was ranked 49 in the 2006 Edition of the Top 99 Most Desirable Women by the popular website AskMen.com.

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