Every Sunday, Mohamed Bouhafsi presents “Focus Dimanche” at the beginning of the afternoon. Various guests come to feed the show. This December 1st, the sublime Paola Locatelli was on the microphone to discuss the release of his book A committed heart: being young and contributing to a better world (Ed. Marabout). In this work, the 20-year-old young woman wonders : “What cause to defend? What actions should you take? With whom ? In what context?“Its goal? To call on young people to get involved.”I wrote this book to answer all these questions. These are the ones I asked myself when I first felt the need to feel useful, at the age of 12and those that I still ask myself today when I am confronted with injustice in France and around the world” she writes on the back cover.
Being “one of the favorite personalities of young French people” as the journalist reminds us, the voice of the influencer and model with 2 million followers counts. So, during this interview, she wanted to return to a word widely used by the oldest and, in particular, his own parents. It is the word “black” to designate a black person. “The older generation said 'Black' a lot to mean black. Even my mother who was born in Africa, she says “black” to talk about black people” she tells the host.
So, the entrepreneur wanted to make things clear: “The word black is not dangerous, it is not a scary word, it is not an impressive word. We say “white” we can also say “black”. I try to educate my parents on this a little” she concludes, adding that she spoke out on this subject during a family dinner. A message that she wishes, today, to carry beyond.
Paola Locatelli: at only 20 years old, an impressive career
It's a Impressive CV that the young Afro-Italian has. She was only twelve years old when she created her own collection called Star Styles in collaboration with the store Reader. But it is from 2020 that things will accelerate for Paola, who is widely followed on social networks. In the heart of the Covid-19 pandemic, she and other influencers are received at the Élysée by Gabriel Attal to spread a health message to young people.
Then, everything comes together. At the end of 2020, she collaborated with the video game collection Just Dance. The following year, she releases his own pair of sunglasses in collaboration with Captain & Son then, a few months later, she creates your own perfume in collaboration with Louis Vuitton. Ambassador of the Puma brand, she is also an actress and plays the main character of the film Dangerous Liaisons on Netflix. On this same platform, we find her alongside Nawell Madani in So far, so good.
Furthermore, this year, she resumed her activities on YouTube after four years of absence. Since the release of her book, she has also hosted the red carpet in Cannes on the sidelines of the 26th edition of the NRJ Music Awards in Cannes. Paola Locatelli, remember her name, because she seems determined to go far.
