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“We all have this image of her, victorious after the race and wrapping herself in the French flag,” recalls Carine Roitfeld, who co-styled the Vogue World: Paris event with Ib Kamara. It’s a moment that remains a vivid memory for many French people, even decades later. On July 29, 1996, Marie-José Pérec won the 400-meter event with a time of 48.25 seconds at the Atlanta Olympic Games, and draped herself in the French flag as she took her victory lap, creating an unforgettable and historic image.
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The first French athlete, male or female, to win European, World, and Olympic medals in an individual sport, Pérec was first seduced by fashion in 1992, when she appeared in a Paco Rabanne show. “After the 1992 Olympic Games, I walked for Paco Rabanne,” she says. “It was a magical moment, I wore a very sexy sports outfit, which was wonderful and a great gift, because when I was a kid, that’s all I dreamed about… clothes and fashion shows.” Her dream came true again this Sunday during Vogue World: Paris.
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