Nicole Shiraz
Nicole Shiraz
Nicole Shiraz (born 25 January 1994) is a television presenter, producer, sports host and model of Iranian and Indonesian descent. [1] [4][5]
Early Life
Nicole was born in Sydney, Australia, she spent much of her childhood shuffling back and forth between her hometown and Indonesia. Nicole had always wanted to work in sports since she was little and her idol growing up was Sandra Sully. She watched sports ritualistically with her father and little brother and considered herself a tomboy before attending an all-girl school when she was 12. She enjoys boxing, tennis, soccer, and rugby. [1]
Nicole moved to Jakarta in 2014 to broaden her career opportunities. She initially wanted to work behind the scenes and was only persuaded to get behind a camera by a University lecturer. She told Indonesia expat that the athletes she'd most like to meet are Ronda Rousey, Muhammad Ali and Mike Tyson. In that same interview, she shared her ambitions to one day create a transparent charity directed towards helping children: [1]
"I would like to set up a charitable organization for children where donators can access the kids they donate to or sponsor, so you know where your money goes.
I’d like to focus on children because they’re the next generation."
Personal Life
In late 2019, rumors spread that Nicole Shiraz was in a romantic relationship with Los Angeles Lakers basketball player Kyle Kuzma. She has denied the rumor and said she just wants to focus on her career as an entrepreneur. This was shortly after she broke up with Love Island contestant Eden Dally. [48][50]
Around that time she had an exchange with NBA Youngboy on social media she she denied his advances and he started got get aggressive and brag about his status and affiliations. [49]
In late November of 2019, Shiraz made headlines when she was seen kissing Parnia Porsche in a skimpy bathing suit on Queensland's Golden Coast. The two were merely kissing for a music video since Parnia was releasing her debut album soon. [51][52]
Education
Nicole Shiraz studied Journalism at Macquarie University and graduated with an Honors bachelor's degree in Communications. [1] [7]
Career
Television and Media
Nicole Shiraz has written for the Australian Times and had a monthly column in Rugby League Magazine.
Boss Ladies
Nicole Shiraz is the founder of the luxury bag leasing company, Boss Ladies.
The company is designed to help fashion oriented people keep up with trends, even if they don't have large stashes of cash.
Some of the brands available for lease on their site are Chanel, Balenciaga, Christian Dior, Fendi, Givenchy, Gucci, Louis Vuitton, Prada and Yves Saint Laurent. [45]
She got the idea on her 24th birthday when her boyfriend at the time asked her to pick a bad and she couldn't decide which one she wanted.
By August of 2019, the company was valuated at $1,200,000, she had 400 products and 20 employees and she had secured investors. She made over $40,000 profit in the first couple months she was running the business from her home. Her brand is now promoted by hundreds of influencers. [46]
Social Media
Nicole Shiraz is an Instagram model with over 233,000 followers. She started out posting content related to her work as a television presenter and later pivoted to glamorous and fashionable shots in exotic locations.
She also has a page for her brand Boss Ladies, which has over 104,000 followers and primarily shows influencers posing with her leased handbags. [47]