Researching Oumou Sy
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Records of Oumou Sy on Ancestry
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DNA
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Oumou Sy and the Sy Family Tree
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Sy Genealogy that will form part of your family tree. Although records vary from country to country, they are normally the most formal record of a person's relations. From the sources below you will be able to find a birth record and, from that, a birth certificate can be ordered which lists the names of the mother and father, taking you back another generation in your tree. A marriage certificate may also list the names of the respective fathers of the bride and groom which may then help you to find them earlier in life on a census record enabling you to fill out more detail in the Sy family tree.
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Sy Family History Databases
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Sy Forums
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Some Famous People called Oumou Sy
Oumou Sy
Oumou Sy (born 1952 in Podor, Senegal) is a Senegalese fashion designer frequently referred to as "Senegal's Queen of Couture".
She founded the association Metissacana, that supports the cultural and economic exchange between the continents. She lives and works in Dakar.
She is Senegal's most internationally known haute couture designer. Her collections have been shown in fashion shows in Europe, Asia, Africa, and the U.S. She owns her own stores in Geneva and Paris. She designed the wardrobe for the Senegalese singers Baaba Maal and Youssou N'Dour, and has won various awards at international film festivals for her costume designs.
In 1998 Sy was the one of the three African fashion designers to win the Principal Prince Claus Award; the other two were Tetteh Adzedu from Ghana and Alphadi from Mali.
Source: Oumou Sy, Wikipedia, The Free EncyclopediaOther names that sound a bit like Sy
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