RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - MANDATORY MENTION OF THE ARTIST UPON PUBLICATION - TO ILLUSTRATE THE EVENT AS SPECIFIED IN THE CAPTION
French artist Michelle Boesnach holds one of her painting depicting late French actress Brigitte Bardot as she gathers with mourners and fans to watch on a screen the live broadcast of the funeral ceremony taking place at Notre-Dame de l'Assomption church in Saint-Tropez, southeastern France, on January 7, 2026. French film sensation Brigitte Bardot, a symbol of sexual liberation in the 1950s and 1960s who reinvented herself as an animal rights defender and embraced far-right views, died on Decmber 28, 2025 aged 91. (Photo by Miguel MEDINA / AFP) / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - MANDATORY MENTION OF THE ARTIST UPON PUBLICATION - TO ILLUSTRATE THE EVENT AS SPECIFIED IN THE CAPTION