| 1. Her mother is a first-generation American. |
| 2. Halle Berry's name was officially changed to Halle Maria Berry at the age of five. |
| 3. She was the first African-American woman to represent the U.S. in the Miss World pageant. |
| 4. Initially, she faced financial difficulties when she moved to New York City. |
| 5. She was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes during the filming of Living Dolls. |
| 6. Halle Berry was raised by her mother after her parents divorced when she was four years old. |
| 7. She faced bullying during her childhood and learned to defend herself. |
| 8. She participated in several beauty pageants in the 1980s. |
| 9. She finished runner-up in the Miss USA pageant and placed 6th in the Miss World Pageant in 1986. |
| 10. She made history as the first African-American woman to win the Academy Award for Best Actress. |
| 11. She accepted her Razzie Award for Catwoman in person in 2005. |
| 12. She is one of the most highly paid actresses in Hollywood. |
| 13. She has been involved in the production side of several of her films. |
| 14. She is a Revlon spokeswoman. |
