Brigitte Bardot Dead at 91 — The World Says Goodbye

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[{"selector":"#anim-096afab8-11c9-4811-944d-2050f5d65ccc [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-19.78002774958728%, 0, 0)","translate3d(0%, 0, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}] Once known as the ultimate ’60s “sex kitten,” Bardot famously quit acting

[{"selector":"#anim-075ee888-90e2-4bc3-9075-d047490798de [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-29.25957901987658%, 0, 0)","translate3d(0%, 0, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}] In 1986, she founded the Brigitte Bardot Foundation, dedicating her wealth, voice

[{"selector":"#anim-4ffb2086-b827-473b-859b-713822c3feb3 [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-31.463068069336796%, 0, 0)","translate3d(0%, 0, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}] Gwyneth Paltrow’s daughter called her a “true legend.”

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[{"selector":"#anim-2d483e1a-b12b-4b12-b8e8-83910c745510 [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-32.1751643655238%, 0, 0)","translate3d(0%, 0, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}] Bardot lived boldly, loved intensely, and never backed down