Brigitte Bardot, a French movie screen sex symbol in the 1960s who became an animal rights activist, has died at 91 years old. Her status as a pop culture icon was cemented with her appearance in the 1956 film "And God Created Woman." In 1969, her features were selected as the model for “Marianne,” France’s national emblem and official Gallic seal. She went on to model, sing and star in dozens of films before she left the entertainment industry to lobby for animal rights around the world. Later
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Brigitte Bardot, a French movie screen sex symbol in the 1960s who became an animal rights activist, has died at 91 years old. Her status as a pop culture icon was cemented with her appearance in the 1956 film "And God Created Woman." In 1969, her features were selected as the model for “Marianne,” France’s national emblem and official Gallic seal. She went on to model, sing and star in dozens of films before she left the entertainment industry to lobby for animal rights around the world. Later
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