1. Sonia Rolland was born on 11 February 1981 and is a French-Rwandan actress and beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned Miss France 2000 and represented her country at Miss Universe 2000 where she placed Top 10.
10 Facts About Sonia Rolland
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Sonia Rolland was the first African-born winner of the Miss France pageant.
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At the age of 13, Sonia Rolland settled with her family in Burgundy in the small town of Cluny.
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In October 1999, Sonia Rolland won the "Miss Burgundy" beauty contest that allowed her to compete for the Miss France 2000 title and at the age of 18 she was the first woman of African descent to win.
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At the Miss Universe 2000 pageant, which took place in Cyprus, Sonia Rolland was a top 10 semi-finalist, placing 9th overall.
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Sonia Rolland once lived in Paris with Christophe Rocancourt, an impostor, confidence man and gentleman thief who scammed affluent people by masquerading as a French member of the Rockefeller family.
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Sonia Rolland has another daughter, Kahina, with actor and director Jalil Lespert, who is her partner since 2009.
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At twenty years old after serious acting lessons with renowned actor Alain Delon, Sonia Rolland embarked on a new career as an actress.
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Sonia Rolland's work is mostly concentrated in Rwanda where she focuses a lot on education, as it is one of the things children survivors of the Genocide have missed out on.
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Sonia Rolland is currently collecting funds that will go towards building a school.