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Question

Why is this translated as 'C'est une vraie... ' and not 'Elle est une vraie...' as we are talking about her specifically and not just the concept?

Accepted Answer

Bonjour Pamela, 
This has been asked many times before so if you take a look at the following lesson and the questions and answers at the end of it you will have many examples.
"C'est" vs "Il/Elle est" to say it is/she is/he is in French
You will almost never have -
elle/il est followed by a noun 
except in very rare cases, some of which are included in the following answer below
https://french.kwiziq.com/questions/view/c-est-vs-il-elle-est-2
 
It is a very good rule of thumb to always use 'c'est' when followed by an article -
c'est + un/une/le/la/
Hope this helps!