What a secretive person, this Malika Ménard! For several months, Miss France 2010 has been spinning the perfect love… and has refrained from shouting it loud and clear. On her Instagram account, not the slightest trace of her lover. However, they are preparing to take a crucial step: that of marriage. Discreet about this romance, the young woman of almost 37 years old agreed to open the doors to her happiness in the columns of the magazine Gala this Thursday, June 27. The lucky one? Some Karim, aged 50 and businessman.
He, who had already been married and was a father, never thought he would one day appear in front of the mayor again. This was without counting his love at first sight for Malika Ménard whom he met… barely a year ago. And now in a few days, just after Cindy Fabre’s wedding, they will put the ring on each other’s fingers. To ask for her hand, the Belgian-Moroccan wanted to pull out all the stops.
Ce “unforgettable moment” where Karim proposed to Malika Ménard
Slogan? A romantic place. “We went to Venice for Valentine’s Day, but I thought it was a bit cliché, so I looked for a place in Paris not far from the Eiffel Tower because we met in a restaurant overlooking the monument.“, he tells our colleagues. It is therefore March 8 – International Women’s Rights Day “because Malika is an activist and a strong woman” – that Karim took the plunge.
He then booked a magnificent suite at the Shangri-La with a terrace offering a breathtaking view of the Seine.Everything is then orchestrated, carefully controlled by Karim: a harp player gives the ‘la’ while a starred chef works behind the scenes…“, our colleagues report. Malika Ménard first arrives blindfolded, before seeing her darling get down on one knee and hand her an engagement ring.”An unforgettable moment“, confirms the main interested party.
How did Karim and Malika Ménard meet?
It was only four to five months later that the ceremony would take place. The two lovebirds chose to get married this summer in Spain, in Tarifa“because we can see Morocco in the distance, a very important country for both of us: my mother was born in Rabat“, slips Malika Ménard. Clearly, everything went very quickly between Malika Ménard and Karim. It was love at first sight. The obvious fact jumped out at them.
It is thanks to a couple of mutual friends they met. Karim, who was living and working in Morocco at the time – and who didn’t know who Malika Ménard was – accepted this dinner in the middle of Paris. And it’s an understatement to say that he doesn’t regret it.Our friends had planned everything, a small table in a nice restaurant with a view of the Eiffel Tower, it was perfect“, he says.
“A nice gift, right?“Malika Ménard recounts her first kiss with Karim
The evening goes wonderfully and, in the process, Malika Ménard decides to send Karim a request to follow him on Instagram. “a signal“according to him who was quick to ask their mutual friend for her phone number.”And the next day I sent him a text message and a bouquet of roses. As she posted on social media, I saw this as another good sign“, enthuses Karim.
He is charming, attentive, patient. Malika Ménard’s heart is melting little by little. On the evening of Karim’s 50th birthday, in November, she dared to take the plunge and exchanged a first kiss with the one who made her heart beat.. “A nice gift, right?“, she jokes. Since then, they have been inseparable. Karim left Morocco to settle in with Malika Ménard, before they found a cozy nest for the two of them. A lovely romance.
