Brigitte Bardot
Brigitte Bardot was born in Paris on 28 September She decided to concentrate on a ballet career, but became a model and in March 1950 appeared on the cover of ELLE.
After the international uproar and scandal provoked by the 1956 film And God Created Woman, Brigitte Bardot said she wished she had never been born. Now, as Bardot – "the French export as important as Renault cars" according to Charles de Gaulle – turns 75 this year, exhibitions at national museums and private galleries, alongside tributes at fashion weeks in Paris, London and New York, are throwing the spotlight back on to one of the last living icons of the 20th century.
She was indifferent to the power she had... She didn't really want to be an actress, a singer or a sex symbol, but it just happened that way. Paul Fournel, French writer and playwright She loved living barefoot without a care in the world, and certainly without a care of what people might say about her. All this is very French. Nicole Farhi, French fashion designer
From the album Bubble Gum, 1964 Moi Je Joue Moi je joue Moi je joue à joue contre joue Je veux jouer à joue contre vous Mais vous, le voulez-vous? De tout cœur Je veux gagner ce cœur à cœur Vous connaissez mon jeu par cœur Alors défendez-vous Sans tricher, je vous le promets J'ai gagné, tant pis c'est bien fait Vous êtes mon jouet A présent, ce ne sera plus vous mais toi Et tu feras ca t'apprendra N'importe quoi pour moi Sans m'en faire, je vais t'assurer Un enfer de griffes et de crocs Tu crieras bientôt "Au secours" Alors décidant de ton sort Pour m'éviter quelques remords Je t'aimerai plus fort Oh oui plus fort Oh oui oui oui, plus fort Oh la la...
Brigitte Bardot It is sad to grow old but nice to ripen