Cece Parekh

Cecelia Parekh, nicknamed Cece, is a character on New Girl. She is an L.A.-based professional model, and also the best friend of Jessica Day. She has also become the on-off love interest of Schmidt. She is loving and protective of Jess, but blunt, and gives good dating advice. Her father died when she was twelve, and her relationship with her mother was strained in her teens as both were headstrong. Her parents are of Indian descent, but Cece was born in Portland, Oregon. She enjoys going to clubs and dancing, but she eats healthy and exercises to maintain her appearance, as she enjoys her career as a model and takes her job seriously.

She is portrayed by Hannah Simone.