 She missed out on the 200 m final at the 2008 Summer Olympics by one place.She is the French indoor record holder over 200 m.

Her first major success came at the 1998 IAAF World Junior Championships in Annecy, France, where she won the 200 m gold medal.She made her first senior global appearance at age 20 at the 1999 World Championships in Athletics and, after running a personal best of 22.31 seconds in the qualifiers, she finished fifth in the 200 m semi-finals.