LEGENDS

Jeanne Marie Bourgeois ( 1875 -- 1956 )

The First Truly Queen and Greatest Star Of The French Cabaret.

By Maximillien de Lafayette

Luckily there are still some happy, ordinary folks in the world who earn an honest living and love their wives, children and families. All the rest is nothing more than vanity.” Mistinguett

 

Besides being the world’s first greatest cabaret super vedette, Mistinguett according to the French had the most beautiful legs in the world. Even, when she died in 1956 at the age of 73,  French  people were telling each other : «  Lorsqu'elle mourut en 1956, à 73 ans, elle fit la une de la plupart des journaux de Paris. - On chuchotait encore qu'elle avait les plus belles jambes du monde. », meaning : even at 73, people were whispering that Mistinguett had the most beautiful legs in the world.”

The same was said about Marlene Dietrich. True, for Hollywood insured Dietrich’s legs for $1,000.000. Another Diva received the same treatment “Betty Grable” also referred to as America’s sweetheart with the most beautiful pair of legs and derriere in the world. Long time before Dietrich and Grable, an American burlesque queen and cabaret star by the name of “Claire Luce” was known as the “ lady with the golden legs”. But Mistinguett was a different specie! She created and started the very first format and prototype of cabaret entertainment in the world.