Brazil’s Soffia, 12, raps about issues
DEAR STACY: There was a young girl rapping at the Olympics opening ceremony. Please tell me something about her. She was mesmerizing. — John G., Binghamton, N.Y.
DEAR JOHN: Although she is just 12 years old, MC Soffia (née Soffia Gomes da Rocha Gregorio Correa) has been at her performing career for six years already — somehow managing to remain in school at the same time. She raps about Brazil’s racial problems and history of slavery with songs such as “Africa.” The Sao Paulo native has made an amazing journey from her early days when she was bullied by white kids. She’s certainly getting the last laugh.
DEAR STACY: Whatever became of cute Pia Zadora? — MaliaGrace20
DEAR MALIAGRACE: The 5-foot-tall Zadora, 63, has been married to Las Vegas police Detective Michael Jeffries since 2005. They met when she contacted police to help her with a stalker incident. Jeffries is her third husband. In 1993, she split from Meshulam Riklis, a wealthy Israeli businessman 32 years her senior, who helped make her a household name after marrying her and paying for her movie “Butterfly.” She was married to Jonathan Kaufer from 1995 to 2001. Zadora was on “Celebrity Wife Swap” last year and “Celebrity Ghost Stories” in 2013, and continues with her cabaret act.
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