Her name alone invokes bikini-clad strolls down La Croisette, masterfully delineated feline eyes, and wispy bouffants ruffled by the St.-Tropez breeze. Today, Brigitte Bardot celebrates her 80th birthday—which got us thinking: In the more than 40 years that have passed since she stepped out of the limelight, many a flaxen-haired, pillowy-lipped ingénue may have sparked comparisons, but has anyone even come close to the woman who inspired the term “sex kitten”?
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