Ava Soon Lee was born on April 4, 2006, which makes her 19 years old. Lee was born in Seoul, South Korea, and she was raised in China. Ava Soon Lee's success in taekwondo is particularly notable for Haiti, as she has helped the country achieve significant milestones in the sport, including its first medal at the Pan American Games and its first gold at the Junior Pan American Games. She won the gold medal at the Pan American Youth Games, held in Asunción on Saturday, August 16, 2025. In the final of the +67 kg category, she dominated the Mexican Paloma Garcia (4-0), offering Haiti a brilliant victory. What if she decides to take Haitian citizenship? I don't see you all saying shit when people from other countries represent and play for France or the United States. So, why can't she represent Haiti again? I have no idea if she has Haitian ancestry or not; all I care about is her representing Haiti in a positive light. In my eyes, she belongs to the Haitian community in Haiti and the Haitian Diaspora worldwide.

Vladimir Duthiers is an American television journalist and correspondent for CBS News Channel 2, born in New York to Haitian immigrant parents. He is known for his work on CBS Mornings, where he is a featured host, and his prior role as a correspondent for CNN. He is of Haitian, French, and Chinese descent and is fluent in Haitian Creole, French, and Mandarin Chinese. He married news producer Marian Wang in 2020. She is a Peabody Award-winning senior news producer for Last Week Tonight with John Oliver. Vladimir Duthiers and Marian Wang welcomed their first child in 2023.