French film legend Brigitte Bardot has died at 91, her foundation said Sunday, AFP reported.
During her youth, she was the ultimate sex symbol whose voluptuous figure and libertine lifestyle sent tremors through the straitlaced 1950s, but Bardot soon tired of the male gaze and walked away from it all to care for animals.
In the early days, when her curves, kohl-rimmed eyes and pout were plastered on French film posters, the actress known widely by her initials BB drew comparisons with Marilyn Monroe, according to AFP.
