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A French actress and former Miss France (2000) she has also competed at Miss Universe. She is the fi

A French actress and former Miss France (2000) she has also competed at Miss Universe. She is the first African-born Miss France pagant winner.Born to a Tutsi 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.

Was a member of the French Resistance during World War II. The daughter of a Russian Jew, Eli Olscha

Was a member of the French Resistance during World War II. The daughter of a Russian Jew, Eli Olschanezky, a chemical engineer who worked as a sales representative for a manufacture of ladies' stockings, she was seven years old when the family moved to Paris, France and her father opened a lingerie shop in Paris. Olschanezky was a good student but her main ambition was to become a dancer, and after leaving school she worked as an au pair.

Is a former professional tennis player . She was born in France on November 10, 1963 and played on t

Is a former professional tennis player . She was born in France on November 10, 1963 and played on the WTA tour from 1980 to 1995. She reached the quarter finals of the Australian Open in 1984 and played in 10 French Opens.

Was a French aeronaut and the wife of ballooning pioneer Jean-Pierre Blanchard. Blanchard was the fi

Was a French aeronaut and the wife of ballooning pioneer Jean-Pierre Blanchard. Blanchard was the first woman to work as a professional balloonist, and after her husband's death she continued ballooning, making more than 60 ascents. Known throughout Europe for her ballooning exploits, Blanchard entertained Napoleon Bonaparte, who promoted her to the role of "Aeronaut of the Official Festivals",

Is a French writer, photographer, installation artist, and conceptual artist. Calle's work is distin

Is a French writer, photographer, installation artist, and conceptual artist. Calle's work is distinguished by its use of arbitrary sets of constraints, and evokes the French literary movement of the 1960s known as Oulipo. Her work frequently depicts huma

Best known as Madame de Condorcet, was a prominent salon hostess from 1789 to the Reign of Terror, a

Best known as Madame de Condorcet, was a prominent salon hostess from 1789 to the Reign of Terror, and again from 1799 until her death in 1822. She was the wife and then the widow of the mathematician and philosopher Nicolas de Condorcet, who died during

Is an Olympic and National-Record holding breaststroke swimmer from France. She swam for France at t

Is an Olympic and National-Record holding breaststroke swimmer from France. She swam for France at the 2008 Olympics.[2] At the 2009 French Championships in April, she bettered the French Records in the 50 m and 200 m breaststroke to 30.96 and 2:25.19.

Is a female archer from France.At the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing Dodemont finished her ranking

Is a female archer from France.At the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing Dodemont finished her ranking round with a total of 632 points. This gave her the 32nd seed for the final competition bracket in which she faced Anja Hitzler in the first round. Hitzler

Sophie Lacaze studied music at the Conservatoire de Toulouse, and continued at the Ecole Normale de

Sophie Lacaze studied music at the Conservatoire de Toulouse, and continued at the Ecole Normale de Musique de Paris, where she received the Composition Prize. Afterwards, she studied with Allain Gaussin, Philippe Manoury and Antoine Tisne in France, and with Franco Donatoni and Ennio Morricone in Italy. She also engaged in music theatre with Georges Aperghis at the Centre Acanthes, and attended Pierre Boulez's courses in Collège de France.

Is a professional French tennis player. On September 15, 2003, she reached her highest WTA singles r

Is a professional French tennis player. On September 15, 2003, she reached her highest WTA singles ranking of 216. Her highest doubles ranking was 87 reached in May 18, 2009.

Sophie Marceau was born Sophie Danièle Sylvie Maupu, the second child of Benoît and Simone Maupu.

Sophie Marceau was born Sophie Danièle Sylvie Maupu, the second child of Benoît and Simone Maupu. Her father, Benoît, a veteran of the Algerian War, worked as a truck driver, painter, and bartender; her mother, Simone, was a demonstrator in department sto

Is a French chess player and a former national women's champion.She was raised in the French town of

Is a French chess player and a former national women's champion.She was raised in the French town of Castelnau-le-Lez and learned to play chess at the age of four. Her endeavours at junior level showed good promise and catapulted her Elo rating over the 2100 mark by the time she was seventeen years of age. Consequently, she played top board for the French Girls team at the Faber Cup in Dublin in 2000 and contributed to winning the event.

Was a French figure skater. She competed in ice dance with partner Pascal Lavanchy.

Was a French figure skater. She competed in ice dance with partner Pascal Lavanchy.

Is a French weightlifter. She competed in the Women's 58 kg at the 2005 World Championships in Doha,

Is a French weightlifter. She competed in the Women's 58 kg at the 2005 World Championships in Doha, Qatar and reached the 8th spot with 198 kg in total. At the 2006 World Championships she ranked 13th in the 58 kg category, with a total of 192 kg.[

Was a French actress and dancer, who worked during the silent film era. She appeared in 86 films bet

Was a French actress and dancer, who worked during the silent film era. She appeared in 86 films between 1908 and 1926. In 1913, she was arrested during a performance of one of her dances in New York City when it was declared indecent. After returning to France, Napierkowska said, "Really, I have not brought away a single pleasant memory from the United States" and "What a narrow-minded people they are -- how utterly impervious to any beautiful impression!"[1]

A French singer and musician.Born in Paris into a family of Polish immigrants, she began writing mus

A French singer and musician.Born in Paris into a family of Polish immigrants, she began writing music in the early sixties together with her uncle Maurice Chorenslup. Their songs were parodies of the Yé-yé style that was popular at the time. Stella's fir

Is a French tennis player. Vongsouthi played her first ever professional match on the clay at Amiens

Is a French tennis player. Vongsouthi played her first ever professional match on the clay at Amiens in France, at the age of 16. She lost a close match to compatriot Laurene Fayol, 5-7, 7-5, 6-4. She left Amiens with her first prize money of $98. Vongsou

When Bonaly first began to compete at the international level, her coach at the time, Didier Gailhag

When Bonaly first began to compete at the international level, her coach at the time, Didier Gailhaguet, fabricated a story that she had been born on Reunion Island before being adopted by the Bonalys in France. This was widely reported by the international media (including, for example, a lengthy feature during the CBS television broadcast of the 1989 World Championships) before the story was finally debunked. Bonaly now lists her birthplace as Nice. Later in her career, Bonaly was coached by her adoptive mother, Suzanne, a former physical education teacher.

Is a female hammer thrower from Germany. Her personal best throw is 72.74 metres, achieved in July 2

Is a female hammer thrower from Germany. Her personal best throw is 72.74 metres, achieved in July 2005 in Nikiti. This ranks her second among German hammer throwers, only behind Betty Heidler. A member of LG Eintracht Frankfurt Keil is a two-time nationa

Was a pioneer film actress.Suzanne Bianchetti appeared in her first film in the early 1900s and quic

Was a pioneer film actress.Suzanne Bianchetti appeared in her first film in the early 1900s and quickly became one of France's most loved and respected actresses. She appeared as Marie Antoinette in Abel Gance's 1927 epic, Napoléon and worked with many of the early notables of the silent film era such as Antonin Artaud and the singer, Damia.

Was a French actress. She was a founding member of Jacques Copeau's Théâtre du Vieux-Colombier in

Was a French actress. She was a founding member of Jacques Copeau's Théâtre du Vieux-Colombier in Paris during the first season 1913/14. Later she worked with the troupe in New York from 1917 to 1919 and then again in Paris 1920 – 1924.During the first season of the Vieux-Colombier in Paris, Bing played several important roles, the most critically acclaimed of which was her Viola in an adaptation of Shakespeare’s Twelfth Night, (Nuit des rois). When war broke out in August 1914, the second season was cancelled as most of the men either volunteered or were called up for service.

French actress, was born at Verdun, Meuse, and trained at the Paris Conservatoire, where in 1897 she

French actress, was born at Verdun, Meuse, and trained at the Paris Conservatoire, where in 1897 she obtained the first prize for comedy, and the second for tragedy. She then became associated with, and subsequently married, Aurélien Lugné-Poe (b. 1870), the actor-manager, who had founded a new school of modern drama, L'Œuvre, and she had a brilliant success in several plays produced by him.

Was a French Dadaist painter. Born in Blainville-Crevon, Seine-Maritime in the Haute-Normandie Regio

Was a French Dadaist painter. Born in Blainville-Crevon, Seine-Maritime in the Haute-Normandie Region of France, she was the fourth of six children born into the artistic family of Eugene and Lucie Duchamp.

Was an organist, music teacher, composer and music theorist. Her magnum opus was in the field of mus

Was an organist, music teacher, composer and music theorist. Her magnum opus was in the field of musicology. During World War II, Vantoura and her family fled from the Nazis to southern France. There she studied the cantillation marks, (melodic accents or ta`amim), in the Hebrew Bible (Masoretic Text). After the war she put aside this work, until her retirement in 1970. She died October 22, 2000 in Lausanne, Switzerland at the age of 88. Her husband Maurice Haïk had died in 1976. The couple had no children.

Was a screenwriter and director for numerous motion pictures. She often worked with Francois Truffau

Was a screenwriter and director for numerous motion pictures. She often worked with Francois Truffaut. The 'script girl' Joelle, played by Nathalie Baye in Truffaut's Day for Night was based on Schiffman. It accurately protrayed the close collaboration she had with Truffaut and other directors.