These personalities made Caen shine in 2022 (2/2)
By Nicholas Claich
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Who are the personalities of the year Caen (Calvados) ? The answer is subjective, but the editorial staff of Liberté has chosen to highlight those who… highlight the city and its region in national news.
Amandine Petit, the Miss has taken off
Miss France 2021 was once again very present this year. Participation in the TF1 show, Dance with the starsanimation of the closing evening of the Monte-Carlo Television Festival, and buying a first home Fr Normandy… The 25-year-old young woman knew how to make people talk about her. In addition, the most famous French beauty contest thought of her this year to be part of the pre-selection jury for Miss France 2023.
Jean-Pascal Zadi is on the rise
We don’t even count his professions: actor, director, producer… Jean-Pascal Zadi, who grew up in Ifs, had received the César for the best male hope in 2021 for his film Simply Black. This year, the forty-year-old, who we saw in Smoking makes you cough alongside Gilles Lellouche and Vincent Lacoste, distinguished himself in the production of a series on Netflix, In place, which will be released on January 20. In it, viewers could follow an educator who launches into the presidential election despite himself. In the casting, we will find Éric Judor, Benoît Poelvoorde, or even Marina Foïs.
Marion Jofflé swam across the English Channel
This is 20 minutes better than the previous French record. In August, the swimmer, Marion Joffle, then aged 23, broke the record for crossing the English Channel by swimming, depending on England at Pas-de-Calais in 9:22. La Caennaise, nicknamed “the smiling penguin”, has been preparing for five years to swim against childhood cancer.
Ali Abdi, Malherbe at the World Cup
The defender of SM Caen is the only club player to have been selected for the FIFA World Cup in Qatar. At 29, the Tunisian fought with his teammates the Carthage Eagles, the Tunisian national team. It finished 21/32 in the World Cup standings, behind Uruguay, and just before Mexico.
Nina Meurisse, serial success
The 34-year-old actress and director, originally from Caen, is continuing her projects this year, notably with the filming of the new Canal + detective series, BRI, created by Jérémie Guez. The English teacher from the Mixte series, known for having played alongside the illustrious Isabelle Huppert, has also become the godmother of the “Friends of Cinema” association of Lion-sur-Mer this summer.
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