Cécilia Catharina Björnsdotter Rodhe (surname sometimes spelled Rhode; formerly Rhodes-Noah; born 1 September 1961) is a Swedish beauty pageant titleholder who won

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1978. She competed in the

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pageant, held in Mexico, 24 July. In the Miss Universe pageant, she finished fifth place. She is currently a

sculptor Sculpture is the branch of the visual arts that operates in three dimensions. Sculpture is the three-dimensional art work which is physically presented in the dimensions of height, width and depth. It is one of the plastic arts. Durable sc ...

Personal life

By her former marriage to French tennis player

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, she has two children,

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and Yélena. The 6'11" Joakim played college basketball for the 2006 and 2007 NCAA national champions, the University of Florida Gators, was drafted by the

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of the NBA as the ninth overall pick, and is a two-time All-Star.

References

External links

Official website
* 1961 births Living people 20th-century Swedish sculptors 21st-century Swedish sculptors École des Beaux-Arts alumni Miss Sweden winners Miss Universe 1978 contestants People from Gothenburg Swedish emigrants to the United States Swedish expatriates in France Swedish female models 20th-century Swedish women sculptors 21st-century Swedish women sculptors {{Sweden-sculptor-stub