Portraits

Award-winning author Elaine Sciolino takes readers on a journey to discover the source of the Seine River, the heart of Paris and lifeblood of the French people.

Meet the entrepreneur who has imagined a comfortable shoe with interchangeable heels to carry you into every occasion with one click.

A Canadian marketing executive reveals how two transformative experiences—a divorce and a deep-water dive—led her to create her own House of High Jewelry and become one of the gem stars of the world.

Food blogger and writer, Ann Mah, talks about her latest book inspired by the delicious aspects of French lifestyle, and the change impacting traditional ways.

Paris bids a fond farewell to Patricia Laplante-Collins, who hosted Patricia’s Expat Soirées every week for decades, connecting people with passion.

This trend-setting changemaker is on a mission to empower women and advocate for diversity through championing better choices about what we wear.

Award-winning photographer Alexis Duclos produces a photographic essay featuring 46 biracial personalities living and working in France today.

Meet Jean Hwang Carrant, the effervescent cookie maker who finds her zen in baking gourmet cookies while listening to rock music, and has carved a niche for her classic American-style cookies in the land of traditional French patisseries...

A phenom in her teens, this expat "mompreneur" shares how true fulfillment came later in life as she learned to find strength and balance living "InsideOut".

Born and bred in Chicago, USA, Genie Godula is one of the rare American journalists reporting for French media. Today, she's the familiar face on France 24 TV presenting the daytime newscasts.