Sonia Rolland was born in Kigali, Rwanda, to a French father and a Tutsi mother. She was the first woman of African origin to obtain the title of Miss France in 2000.

She now makes films on tolerance, cross-breeding, resilience... Values ​​that she transmits to her daughters, Tess 17, and Kahina 13 years old, daughter of Jalil Lespert. At 43, Sonia Rolland is an independent woman and a loving mother.