Sandra Lou
French actress
Sandra Lou (born 24 December 1980) is a French radio and television presenter.
Early life and career
Sandra Lou was born Sandra Benotès in Calais in the department of Pas-de-Calais. She has a younger sister and her parents are separated. Passionate about music, she learned the piano for a few years before forming a band with her friends, in which she was the lead singer. She then began her studies after obtaining her high school final exam in literature (Baccalauréat littéraire).
She later began a modeling career and became recognized in beauty contests. She was elected Miss World France 1999, after being elected Miss Nord-Pas-de-Calais. She represented France at the Miss World in December 1999, where she was ranked 12th out of 94 candidates. In 2000, she was ranked second at the World Miss University contest.
Television career
She was contacted by M6 to participate at Bachelor, le gentleman célibataire (French version of The Bachelor), where she was eliminated in semi-final.
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