Brigitte Bardot Dies at 91

The original it girl who defined French cinema and literally popularized the bikini has died

at ninety-one. Brigitte Bardot was the ultimate face of the French New Wave.

If you know that iconic messy hair and winged eyeliner aesthetic, that basically started

with her. She was a massive sex symbol in the fifties and sixties, starring in hits

like And God Created Woman. But then she did something totally unexpected.

At just thirty-nine, she completely quit acting. She walked away from the height

of fame to dedicate her entire life to animal rights. However, her legacy gets

really complicated from there. Her later years weren't just about saving animals.