Sonia Rolland (born February 11, 1981 in Kigali, Rwanda) is a French actress and former Miss Francebeauty contest winner. Image File history File links SoniaRolland. ... Image File history File links SoniaRolland. ... February 11 is the 42nd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1981 (MCMLXXXI) is a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Kigali, population 603,049 (2002 census), is the capital city of Rwanda and its largest city, lying in the centre of the nation. ... The Miss France pageant is a long-standing competition which awards prizes to young women contestants from France. ... Mrs. ...
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. The Tutsi are one of three native peoples of the nations of Rwanda and Burundi in central Africa, the other two being the Twa and the Hutu. ... This article is about the year. ... The Burundi Civil War is driven by ethnic rivalries between Burundis Hutu and Tutsi tribal factions. ...
In October of 1999, Sonia Rolland won the "Miss Burgundy" beauty contest that allowed her to compete for the "Miss France 2000" crown.
At the 2000 Miss Universe pageant, which took place in Cyprus, Rolland was a top 10 semi-finalist. Natalie Glebova of Canada is congratulated by former Miss Universe 2004 Jennifer Hawkins of Australia during the Grand Finale of Miss Universe 2005 on May 31st, 2005 in Bangkok, Thailand. ...
2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Television is a telecommunication system for broadcasting and receiving moving pictures and sound over a distance. ... 2002 (MMII) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...