jamie foxx - Le Bal des Débutantes

EXCLUSIVE
INVITING US INTO HIS LAVISH L.A. HOME
JAMIE
FOXX
TELLS WHY DAUGHTER CORINNE IS HIS RAY OF LIGHT
AS SHE PREPARES TO MAKE A DAZZLING DEBUT
Jamie poses with his daughter Corinne at the Foxx family’s stunning home in Los Angeles.
The 20-year-old is studying at university in California, models in her free time and would
eventually like to follow in her dad’s acting footsteps. ‘I’m very supportive of Corinne pursuing
all her goals and dreams,’ says Jamie.
‘Corinne is one of the most grounded
people I’ve ever met. She really doesn’t care
about my fame. To her, I’m just Dad’
amie Foxx has made his name as one of the
most talented people on the planet: an actor,
r
Jsingerr songw
g riter and stand-up comedian who
has won numerous aw
a ards, including an Oscar
and Golden Globe during his 25-y
- ear career.
r
But fo
f r fa
f ther of tw
t o Jamie, 46, it’s the opinions
of his daughters Corinne, 20, and five-y
- earr old
Anelise that count most.
“My daughters are the loves of my life
f ,” say
a s
Jamie. “They hav
a e soft
f ened me in more way
a s
than I will admit – but I will say
a it is Corinne and
Anelise who hav
a e taught me what’s truly importt
ant in life
f .”
Jamie is speaking to He
H llo
l ! in his spectacular
f mily
fa
l home in Los An
A geles. Wi
W th
t its
t Grecian-sty
tyle
entrance and panoramic views, the house is the
f mily’s hav
fa
a en fr
f om their fu
f ll schedules.
“Now that Corinne’s a young adult with a busy
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college life
f , I’m just gratefu
f l I’m cool enough
that she still wants to hang out with me,” Jamie
say
a s, laughing.
Already making her name as a model while
stu
t dy
dying at univ
i ersity
ty, Corinne shares her fa
f ther’s
devotion to fa
f mily – including her maternal
halff sister Leah, 6, who joined the fa
f mily in this
exclusive photo shoot.
“My sisters are both much younger than me
so I’m very protective of them; we don’t hav
a e
that rivalry that most siblings do,” she tells us.
Jamie shares that instinct and has been carefu
f l
to keep the identities of Corinne’s and Anelise’s
mothers out of the public domain.
At the end of November,
r however,
r Corinne wi
w ll
be centre of attention at Le Bal des Débutantes,
the annual debutante ball in Paris. She’ll be stepping out into society
t with 25 other young women
ffrom prominent fa
f milies, including Isabel Beatty
t
– daughter of actors Wa
W rren Beatty
t and Annette
Bening – all wearing couture gowns (Corinne
has been working with Marchesa fo
f r her dress)
and jewels fr
f om Swiss house Bucherer.
r
“I’m so proud of Corinne and I cherish every
opportu
t nity
t fo
f r quality
t ti
t me together,
r ” say
a s Jamie.
“She’s one of the most grounded people I’ve
ever met. She really doesn’t care about my fa
f me
and while she may
a get certain opportunities and
attention fr
f om it, she keeps a very level head
about it all. To
T her,
r I’m just Dad.”
DADDY COOL
“He’s definitely a cool dad,” smiles Corinne. “I
sti
t ll can’t believe I wa
w s lucky
k enough to get a fa
f th
t er
like my dad. He’s so loving, kind, generous,
talented and smart. I look up to him and he
‘Dad is so loving,
generous and
talented. He
inspires me to be
a better person’
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Jamie tickles the ivories for Corinne under a
portrait of Ray Charles (above). He played the
musician in Ray, a role that won him the Best
Actor Oscar in 2005 (below). Corinne often
accompanies her dad to red-carpet events,
including this year’s Oscars (left).
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inspires me to be a better person and to work
harder.
r He alway
a s listens to me and values
my opinion. He’s also just so hilarious. He
makes me and my fr
f iends laugh whenever
we’re together.
r”
Born Eric Marlon Bishop, Jamie was raised
in Te
T xas by his maternal grandparents. Encouraged by them, he studied classical music
and composition at Califo
f rnia’s United States
International University
ty.
A stand-up comedy career began unexpectedly in 1989 when his then-girlfr
f iend
dared him to perfo
f rm on open-mic night.
Getting a taste fo
f r the stage and learning
that fe
f male comedians were oft
f en called up
first, he changed his name to the ambiguous
Jamie Foxx.
In 1991 Jamie joined the cast of In
I Living
n
Color and starred in his own sitcom fo
f r five
years befo
f re hitting the big screen, earning
the Best Actor Oscar in 2005 as Ray
a Charles
in the biopic Ray
a . Seven years later,
r Jamie reunited with his Ray
a co-star Ke
K rry Wa
W shington
in Qu
Q entin Ta
T rantino’s Dj
D ang
ngo Un
U chained.
Jamie’s values of hard work and education
hav
a e clearly been passed on to Corinne, a student at the University
t of Southern Califo
f rnia.
“Right now,
w I am studying public relations
and business administration,” she say
a s. “College is the best thing that ever happened to
me. I’ve grown so much.”
She has also recently appeared in a campaign fo
f r the accessories brand Icing. “Modelling is a great way
a fo
f r me to work while I’m
studying. And hopefu
f lly,
y in the fu
f ture, I can
f llow in my fa
fo
f ther’s fo
f otsteps as an actress.
“We
W love to collaborate creatively on music
and film proj
o ects,” adds Corinne. “We
W ’re both
creatively minded, so we bond through our
love of art, music and film. I wish I was fu
f nny
enough to be a comedian. My dad is gift
f ed
with his comedic talent.”
SUPPORT
R ING ROLE
Corinne’s ambition must make fo
f r a packed
schedule. Does Jamie ever worry she’s overr
doing things?
“I’m very supportive of Corinne pursuing
all her goals and dreams,” he says. “I fe
f el
unbelievably lucky
k to hav
a e tw
t o wonderfu
f l
daughters and a career doing what I love.”
Corinne – wh
w o has Jamie’s surname, Bishop,
but uses Foxx when she models – has also inheri
r te
t d her dad’s lov
ove of sports
t . As
A a yo
y ung man,
Jamie play
a ed fo
f otball; Corinne was a cheerr
leader and trained as a gy
g mnast and dancer.
r
Her fa
f ther doesn’t share her confidence
on the dance floor,
r as they discovered during
preparations fo
f r the fa
f therr daughter waltz at
Le Bal, to be held this year at the Palais de
INSET FROM BOTTOM LEFT: IAN WEST/KEYSTONE PRESS; SGRANITZ/WIREIMAGE/GETTY IMAGES
‘We love to collaborate.
We bond through
our love of art, music
and film’ – CORINNE
‘My daughters are the
love of my life. They
have taught me what’s
truly important in life’
Daddy’s girls: Big sister
Corinne sets a fine
example for her six-yearold maternal half-sister
Leah – perched on the
piano – and her paternal
half-sister Anelise, 5. ‘My
sisters are much younger
than me, so I’m very
protective of them,’ says
Corinne. ‘We don’t have
that rivalry that most
siblings do.’
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With her good looks
and athletic physique,
it’s little wonder that
Corinne is a model in
demand – something
Jamie approves of.
‘My dad loves when
I’m the centre of
attention,’ she says.
O f du
Of
duty and off
f roa
ad:
d: Cor
o in
nne
e and
Jamie make th
Ja
he
e most of
o the
heir
irr
frree ttime in the
e hil
i ls
s abo
b ve Los
bo
os
Ang
geles.
s ‘‘I’
I m so
o pro
oud
d of Co
C ri
rinn
n e
and I cherish ever
ery
y op
pp
po
ort
rtu
un y fo
unity
un
or
quality
y ti
time
me tog
gethe
er,’’ sa
says
ys J
Ja
amie.
amie
am
get ready for the opening waltz,” vows Jamie. “I
can’t step on my baby girl’s toes.”
Inspired by traditional debutante balls in the
United Kingdom and France, where aristocratic
young ladies would “come out” to society, Le Bal
was revived in 1992 to raise money for children’s
charity Enfants d’Asie.
“With school and work, it’s been tough preparing for Le Bal,” says Corinne. “But I researched
the event and saw all the beautiful, well-rounded
ladies involved and I was instantly hooked. I was
also interested in using Le Bal as an opportunity
to spread awareness about my philanthropy of
choice, bullying prevention.”
Even for a seasoned red-carpet professional like
Corinne, wearing a unique Marchesa gown at the
event is another irresistible draw. “I flew to New
York for my dress fitting. I got to try on so many
beautiful dresses. I felt like a princess,” she says.
Le Bal marks a young woman’s coming of
age and Jamie is confident Corinne will make
the right choices in life, even when it comes to
love. “Fortunately, she hasn’t brought anyone
home who required scaring off. I’m ready,
though, just in case.”
LIKE FATHER, LIKE DAUGHTER
Given her determination to follow in her father’s famous footsteps, Corinne has taken one
particular piece of his advice to heart.
“Dad told me, ‘Never let anyone take your
happiness away from you,’” she says. “There are
always people who’ll want to tear you down or
make you feel you’re not good enough. My dad
has taught me that no one can make me feel
inferior or like I can’t do something. He’s taught
g
me that I’m in control of my own happiness.”
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‘Dad has taught me that no one can make me
feel inferior. I’m in control of my own happiness’