Brigitte Bardot: A Life in Pictures, the European face of the 1950s

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Playboy

Brigitte has always been seen as a “free” or “liberated” woman. She became one of the most well-known sex symbols in the world. The term sex kitten was invented just to describe her! She embraced her femininity and sexuality and even appeared in the famous Playboy magazine, posing nude.

Retirement

Brigitte retired at the height of her career. In 1973, she was approaching 39-years old and decided to call it quits. She had been in over 40 movies, recorded several music albums and had been dancing and modeling since her younger years. She then shifted her attention to a cause she believed in: animal rights.

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