Joakim Noah's sister is quickly getting much attention nationwide that some media outlets claim she could actually be getting much too much, enough to become outrun his brother's name on search engines. Well, this is not at all surprising since everyone pretty much wanted to know more about this beautiful and slender model/actress after that amusing moment when Joakim headed to the stands in the 2013 NBA Playoffs to give a quick hug to his sister. The scene was captured on national TV and moments after many wanted to find out more about Joakim Noah's sister.

So who is Yelena Noah? Apart from being the beautiful sister of professional basketball player Joakim Noah, there are a lot of interesting things about this boho stunner that fans just can't get enough of.

According to The Chicago Sun-Times, which fortunately managed to quote the description of Joakim Noah's sister's official Facebook account, Yelena wrote the following statements to describe herself: "Yelena Noah a beauty queen, as the photos clearly illustrate. The daughter of French tennis star of the 1980s, Yannick Noah, and a former Miss Sweden, Cecilia Rhode, Yelena is a woman making her own mark in the world of high fashion. With her internationally famous and glamorous pedigree, Yelena remains very much grounded with a humble demeanour and endearing spirit that seems to embrace the simplicity of life when you have good expectations and pure wishes."

BleacherReport claims that Yelena has apparently caught the country's attention was back in 2011 during the Bulls vs Pacers game. The Big Lead featured Joakim's sister as a model, which is not at all surprising given her well-toned 6'1 frame.

Following which, every time Joakim Noah's sister was spotted on telecasts or is seen by media outlets attending a game to root for his brother, she would almost always cause an online stir from Joakim's fans and non-fans all the same.

In September 2013, Complex reported that Yelena was to star in a Pepsi commercial alongside New York Giants wide receiver Victor Cruz. In an interview with the New York Post, Yelena Noah admitted that Cruz may have been very oblivious who she was. "It was a shoot, so it was all very professional. I don't think he knew who I was. I am not the type of person to say, 'Hey, I'm Joakim Noah's sister.' I would never do that, period."

On the other hand, when asked about how she feels about her online popularity, the 27-year-old laughed it off saying, "It was pretty weird how that whole thing happened. I had no idea the camera was even on us. Or that something like a handshake would go viral - we don't even have a secret handshake." Joakim Noah's sister then added, "I don't remember who the first person was that showed me, but I thought it was all kind of hilarious, actually. It's just me and my brother being us."