"The casting director spotted Vahina on a beach at Marseilles. I had her do some screen tests which were incredible. She was thirteen and a half and knew how to act anything. She had a rare beauty, the real character of a girl from the South, and she was also a dancer for the Marseilles Opera. We had already seen 7000 girls and then she showed up, like an extraordinary reward for our work..." - Manuel Pradal, director of Marie Baie des Anges

photographed by Ned Schenck New York City, 1998 click to enlarge

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