[1] Her father, Bertrand, was a doctor and her mother, Christiane, was working in a neighborhood social center.
[1] She studied anthropology and political science in Paris, and got involved in literacy activities in an African household.
[2] In March 2015, she met the German merchant marine captain Klaus Vogel,[1] with whom she launched SOS Méditerranée in May 2015;[2][3][4][5] she is particularly involved in fundraising.
[1] In 2018, according to the ranking by Vanity Fair, she was one of the most influential French personalities in the world.
[7] In 2023, at a meeting timed during the visit of Pope Francis in Marseille, she said "...Ten years after the shipwreck off Lampedusa, we urgently call for global sea rescue missions and for the recognition of the valuable support of humanitarian Search and Rescue organisations.