Sarodj Bertin Durocher (born April 4, 1986) is a Haitian lawyer and beauty pageant titleholder.

Early life and education

Bertin was born in Haiti, and is the daughter of Mireille Durocher and Jean Bertin. Bertin's mother, who was a lawyer and an outspoken critic of then president

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, was murdered on March 28, 1995, in Port-au-Prince. She was shot in broad daylight while being driven by a client, Eugene "Junior" Baillergeau, away from the U.S. military's Camp Democracy headquarters. Baillergeau, who was killed along with Durocher Bertin, was in litigation with the U.S. military over damages a U.S. helicopter had allegedly done to his private plane. After her mother's murder, she was sent to the

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where she grew up in

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. In the Dominican Republic, she learned Spanish and English, in addition to her native French and

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. Between 2003 and 2010, she studied law in

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and

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(PUCMM) of

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, and is currently a human rights lawyer. She has worked for the International Alliance for Haiti's Recovery.

Career

In 2015 she was elected on Luz García’s ''Noche de Luz'' programme as a "Summer’s Hot Body".

Pageantry

After the

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, Bertin entered the Miss Haiti Universe contest and won. She spent several months in

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with the director of the

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and Miss Haiti franchises, Magali Febles, who took charge of her training for 2010

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pageant. She represented Haiti in the Miss Universe 2010 beauty pageant held in

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on August 23, 2010. Bertin believed that competing in Miss Universe would give the people of Haiti a voice, stating, "there are many people who want to help but don't know how and sometimes they need a voice to tell them what are the necessities of the people. I want the people, through me, to be who says what their necessities are." On 25 October 2012, she won the Reina Hispanoamericana 2012 pageant.

Radio and television

* ''Telenoticias'' ( w:es:Telesistema; 2014–2015) * ''Aquí Se Habla Español'' ( w:es:Antena Latina; 2014–present)

Filmography

*''Sasha Lanes'' – Sabrina 2023
The Switch Up
- Nastassja 2023 * ''Boone: The Bounty Hunter'' – Crystal 2015 * ''Ulterior Motives: Reality TV Massacre'' – Amber 2015 * ''Sharktopus vs. Mermantula'' (TV Movie) – Widow 2014 * ''The Heartbreaker's Revenge'' – Rochelle 2014 (Directed by Dalyboy Belgason) * '' One Night in Vegas'' – Ashley 2013 * ''Everybody Cheats'' – Francesca 2013 * ''Sweet Micky for President'' – (Documentary) Herself 2014 * ''Voodoo's List'' – (Documentary) 2011

Awards

* 2013 MPAH Haiti Movie Awards Humanitarian Award Recipient
Motion Picture Association of Haiti
* 2015 MPAH Haiti Movie Awards Best supporting actress - Heart Breaker's revenge.

References

External links

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MyAyiti: Sarodj Bertin crowned Miss Haiti Universe 2010Canadian Press: Interview of Sarodj Bertin
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