Cécilia Rhode
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Cécilia Catharina Björnsdotter Rodhe (surname sometimes spelt Rhode; formerly Rhodes-Noah; born 1 September 1961 in Gothenburg
) is a former model, Miss Sweden
1978 and has also competed in the Miss Universe
1978 pageant, held in Mexico
, 24 July. In the Miss Universe pageant, she finished fifth place. She is currently a sculptor.
, she has two children, Joakim
and Yélena. The 6'11" Joakim played college basketball for the 2006 NCAA national champions and repeat 2007 NCAA champions, the University of Florida Gators, and was drafted by the Chicago Bulls
of the NBA as the 9th overall pick.
She currently lives in Brooklyn
, New York City
.
Gothenburg
Gothenburg is the second-largest city in Sweden and the fifth-largest in the Nordic countries. Situated on the west coast of Sweden, the city proper has a population of 519,399, with 549,839 in the urban area and total of 937,015 inhabitants in the metropolitan area...
) is a former model, Miss Sweden
Miss Sweden
Miss Sweden , is the title of the Swedish beauty pageant, which ran from 1949-2003, by the female magazine VeckoRevyn and production company Strix in partnership with MTG. The competition qualified delegates to the global contests Miss Universe and first runner ups to Miss World...
1978 and has also competed in the Miss Universe
Miss Universe
Miss Universe is an annual international beauty contest that is run by the Miss Universe Organization. The pageant is the most publicized beauty contest in the world with 600 million viewers....
1978 pageant, held in Mexico
Mexico
The United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federal constitutional republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of...
, 24 July. In the Miss Universe pageant, she finished fifth place. She is currently a sculptor.
Personal life
From her former marriage to French tennis player Yannick NoahYannick Noah
Yannick Noah is a former professional tennis player from France. He is best remembered for being the last French man to win the French Open in 1983, and as a highly-successful captain of France's Davis Cup and Fed Cup teams...
, she has two children, Joakim
Joakim Noah
Joakim Simon Noah is a professional basketball player for the Chicago Bulls of the National Basketball Association . Born in New York City to a Swedish mother and French father, he holds American, Swedish and French citizenship...
and Yélena. The 6'11" Joakim played college basketball for the 2006 NCAA national champions and repeat 2007 NCAA champions, the University of Florida Gators, and was drafted by the Chicago Bulls
Chicago Bulls
The Chicago Bulls are an American professional basketball team based in Chicago, Illinois, playing in the Central Division of the Eastern Conference in the National Basketball Association . The team was founded in 1966. They play their home games at the United Center...
of the NBA as the 9th overall pick.
She currently lives in Brooklyn
Brooklyn
Brooklyn is the most populous of New York City's five boroughs, with nearly 2.6 million residents, and the second-largest in area. Since 1896, Brooklyn has had the same boundaries as Kings County, which is now the most populous county in New York State and the second-most densely populated...
, New York City
New York City
New York is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York Metropolitan Area, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. New York exerts a significant impact upon global commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and...
.