What is the Ethnicity of Paula Abdul?
Question of the Day: What is the Ethnicity of Paula Abdul? You would never guess this one. Paula Abdul’s ethnic background is very mixed. Her mother, Lorraine Rykiss, is Jewish from Saint Boniface, Manitoba, Canada. Her father, Harry Abdul, is a Syrian Jew born in Syria and raised in Brazil. She once referred to herself as Syrian-Brazilian-Canadian-American. Go figure.
While I am not an American Idol fan (I don’t watch TV), I like Paula Abdul. When I found out she was from a Middle East background and that she was Jewish, I was very happy. I am Jewish myself, and my family comes from a mixed background (Danish, and Ukranian). I am so glad she is not a shiksa gentile.
i love me some PAULA ABDUL for the last pass 20 yrs. i always thought that she was hispanic. but anyway she’s still BEAUTIFUL & fione,& sweet.
The absolute most beautiful woman in the world.
Um in Ebony magazine she said she was Black
no alexis paula abdul never said that she was black, bcuz she’s not. it shouldn’t matter to no one any more. paula does shake her cute little ass off like a black person but she damm sure doesn’t look black to me. only hispanic her & lisa lisa for could pass for twin sisters. with her beautiful self go on paula my love 4-ever.
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