Who is Misha Nonoo and how does she know Meghan Markle?

Misha Nonoo attended the Meghan Markle Baby Shower in New York. Learn more about Nonoo's background and how she and Markle met

Misha Nonoo is a fashion designer

Born in Bahrain, Nonoo grew up in London and went to school in Paris, according to a biography on the site of her eponymous label. Her creations gained popularity in 2013 when she became a finalist of the 2013 CFDA / Vogue Fashion Fund.

Markle wore his drawings

Nonoo has designed a white button-down shirt called The Husband Shirt, priced at $ 185. Markle wore one of those custom t-shirts at Prince Harry's Invictus games that took place in Toronto in September 2017. It was his first public outing with Prince Harry as a couple. She paired the shirt with skinny jeans and ballerinas.

The appearance put The Meghan Effect in motion. The women wanted to know where to find their shirt and the rest of her outfit.

In an Evening Standard interview given by Nonoo in 2017, she explained what had happened when Markle had worn his drawing at the Invictus Games.

"I did not know she was going to wear it. It was a nice surprise and I was touched. The exhibition was amazing. "

Nonoo is engaged

Nonoo is engaged to her boyfriend, Michael "Mikey" Hess, while she was on vacation in Cabo San Lucas, Mexico.

He shared the news on his private Instagram account, saying, "Thank you for accomplishing all my dreams, Misha Nonoo. I'm so in love with you and I feel so lucky to be able to spend the rest of my life with you right next to me, "Town & Country said.

Hess is an entrepreneur who worked in finance and whose grandfather founded the Hess Oil and Chemical Corporation.

He attended Harvard College and Harvard Business School with John Kushner and is friends with Heidi Klum.

The couple made their first public appearance at the wedding of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle in May 2018. They would have started dating earlier that year.

How did Misha Nonoo and Meghan Markle meet?

The women met through a mutual friend in Miami, said Nonoo at the Evening Standard.

"We were sitting next to each other at lunch and we got along like a burning house. She has the most remarkable and generous spirit. I aspire to be as philanthropic as she and to have as much impact as her. "

Nonoo went on to say that she and Markle were bound by a charity work. "Initially, we really made connections and we both love dogs too. We are very close since.

Nonoo sang the praises of Markle. "Oh yes, I like it to die of it. She is the coolest girl in the world »

Nonoo would have introduced Markle to Prince Harry

Nonoo, who knew both Prince Harry and Markle, would have played the matchmaker for the couple by staring at him blindly.

"We were introduced, in fact, by a mutual friend," Prince Harry told the BBC during an interview that he and Markle gave after being betrothed.

"We should protect his privacy and not reveal too much," added Markle.

Nonoo's ex-husband, Alexander Gilkes, is a friend of Prince Harry's and Nonoo has been a friend of Markle for years. She could very well be the "common friend" to which the couple refers in their interview with the BBC.

Nooo, neither Prince Harry nor Meghan Markle have ever confirmed who organized them.