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Bettina Rheims (born 1952), strip-tease artists and acrobats, stuffed animals, also advertising, and photography of nude women making her a best-seller; Sophie Ristelhueber (born 1949), who has photographed the effects of war on landscape; Emmanuelle Riva (1927–2017), primarily an actor but also a noted and published photographer
The Miss France competition was founded in 1920, using the name La plus belle femme de France (English: The most beautiful woman of France). After two editions, the competition was abandoned, and later rebranded as Miss France in 1927. Miss France was held annually until 1940, due to World War II, and has since been held annually again since 1947.
The Miss France was first organized in 1920, under the name La plus belle femme de France (English: The most beautiful woman of France). The competition was founded by journalist Maurice de Waleffe, who chose to have the winner be decided by French filmgoers. [1] After more than 1,700 women applied for the competition, 49 finalists were chosen.
This is a list of women artists who were born in France or whose artworks are closely associated with that country. ... Élodie La Villette, (1848–1917), ...
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Portal:France/Featured picture/03. Pierre Séguier, Chancellor of France (1588-1672) known as Chancellor Séguier at the Entry of Louis XIV into Paris in 1660 Image credit: Acquired from the subject's descendants, with the assistance of the Friends of the Louvre association, 1942
La Belle Strasbourgeoise is the most famous of the circa 1,500 portrait paintings by Largillière, and arguably the most iconic work in the Strasbourg museum. The identity of the depicted woman is unknown: she may be someone from the Strasbourg bourgeoisie, or a young Parisian in disguise (Strasbourg had become part of France only 22 years prior, in 1681), or the painter's own sister, Marie ...
Photos of the newly acquired Avalon appeared in the July 15, 1962, edition of the Courier-Journal Magazine. On October 14, 1962, a Courier Journal article was captioned “Bottle Swung, Belle Is ...