Sonia Rolland
Actor, Film actor
1981 –
Who is Sonia Rolland?
Sonia Rolland is a French actress and former Miss France she has also competed at Miss Universe. She is the first African-born Miss France pageant winner.
Born in Kigali, Rwanda to a Rwandan mother and a French father, the family fled the civil unrest in Rwanda in 1990 to the neighbouring country of Burundi. With the growing unrest that led to the Burundi Civil War, they emigrated to France in 1994.
In October 1999, Sonia Rolland won the "Miss Burgundy" beauty contest that allowed her to compete for the Miss France 2000 title, which she won. At the Miss Universe 2000 pageant, which took place in Cyprus, Rolland was a top 10 semi-finalist, placing 9th overall.
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- Born
- Feb 11, 1981
Kigali - Also known as
- Lea Parker, the French Halle Berry
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- Siblings
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- Ethnicity
- Tutsi
- Nationality
- France
- Rwanda
- Profession
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on July 23, 2013
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