{{Short description|American model and actress (born 1974)}} {{Infobox Playboy Playmate <!-- for more information see [[:Template:Infobox Playboy Playmate/doc]] --> | name = Nicole Narain | image = | imagesize = 150px | caption = | issue = January 2002 | birth_name = | birth_place = [[Chicago, Illinois]], U.S.<ref name=jankingly /> | birth_date = {{birth date and age|mf=yes|1974|7|28}} | height = {{height|ft=5|in=4}}<ref name=jankingly /> | preceded = [[Shanna Moakler]] | succeeded = [[Anka Romensky]] | website = }}
'''Nicole Narain''' (born July 28, 1974)<ref name=jankingly>{{cite web|url=http://wekinglypigs.com/cgi-bin/nand/search/pmstat?browse=%3A%3ACONFIG%3A%3Amodelbrowse&key=narain%2C+nicole&limit=0|title=Playmate data|accessdate=8 July 2010}}</ref> is an American model, actress and Playboy Playmate.
==Career== She was chosen as ''[[Playboy]]''{{'}}s [[Playboy Playmate|Playmate of the Month]] in January 2002<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.askmen.com/celebs/women/celeb_profiles_model/6_nicole_narain.html |title=AskMen profile |publisher=Askmen.com |date=1974-07-28 |accessdate=2012-08-01 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120728145759/http://www.askmen.com/celebs/women/celeb_profiles_model/6_nicole_narain.html |archivedate=2012-07-28 }}</ref> and has appeared in numerous [[List of Playboy videos|''Playboy'' videos]].
She has appeared in multiple music videos like R.L.'s song "Got Me a Model", [[LL Cool J]]'s "Luv You Better", [[Mario Winans]]'s "I Don't Wanna Know" and [[Fabolous]]' "Baby". Narain also competed on the [[NBC]] show ''[[Fear Factor]]'' Playboy Playmates Edition, but was eliminated in the first stunt.
==Personal life== She was born to an [[Afro-Guyanese]] mother and a [[Chindian]] (mixed [[Indo-Guyanese]] and [[Chinese Guyanese]]) father.{{cn|date=September 2025}} In 2005, Narain was sued by the Irish actor [[Colin Farrell]] regarding a [[celebrity sex tape|sex tape]] involving Narain and Farrell. This prevented the sale, distribution, or display of the tape.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.usatoday.com/life/people/2005-08-10-farrell-sex-tape_x.htm |title=Restraining order extended on Colin Farrell SEX tape |publisher=Usatoday.com |date=2005-08-10 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060428130344/http://www.usatoday.com/life/people/2005-08-10-farrell-sex-tape_x.htm |accessdate=2012-08-01 |archive-date=28 April 2006 }}</ref> Nevertheless, it still became available on a number of internet sites. The lawsuit was eventually settled amicably.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.entertainmentwise.com/news?id=16045|title=Colin Farrell And Nicole Narain Reach Sex Tape Agreement|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060429003021/http://www.entertainmentwise.com/news?id=16045 |accessdate=9 March 2009 |archive-date=29 April 2006 }}</ref>
On November 4, 2009, Narain appeared<ref name="transcripts.cnn/joy/2009-11-04/01">{{cite web |last1=Behar |first1=Joy |author1-link=Joy Behar |title='Addicted to Sex' segment/01 |url=https://transcripts.cnn.com/show/joy/date/2009-11-04/ |website=THE JOY BEHAR SHOW |publisher=Transcripts.[[CNN.com]] |access-date=19 September 2025 |date=November 4, 2009 |quote=VH1`s "Sex Rehab with Dr. Drew." And two sex addicts who participated in the VH1 show: British film director Duncan Roy and Playboy Playmate Nicole Narain.}}</ref> on ''[[The Joy Behar Show]]'' to discuss her [[Sexual addiction|sex addiction]].<ref>{{cite news| url=http://www.cnn.com/video/#/video/bestoftv/2009/11/04/hln.behar.sex.addiction.cnn | work=CNN | title=Behar: sex addiction CNN.com Video | accessdate=2010-05-20}}</ref> This appearance was in conjunction with her casting on the reality-based show ''[[Sex Rehab with Dr. Drew]]''.
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==External links== * {{IMDb name|id=1174062|name=Nicole Narain}}
{{Playmates of 2002}}
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