Coco Chanel

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Coco Chanel

AKA Gabrielle Bonheur Chanel

Born: 19-Aug-1883
Birthplace: Saumur, France
Died: 10-Jan-1971
Location of death: Paris, France
Cause of death: unspecified
Remains: Buried, Bois-de-Vaux Cemetery, Lausanne, Switzerland

Gender: Female
Race or Ethnicity: White
Sexual orientation: Bisexual [1]
Occupation: Fashion Designer

Nationality: France
Executive summary: Chanel No. 5

[1] Axel Madsen, Chanel: A Woman of Her Own (page 303).

Father: (abandoned family)
Boyfriend: Etienne Balsan (textile heir)
Boyfriend: Boy Capel
Boyfriend: 2nd Duke of Westminster
Boyfriend: Grand Duke Dmitri
Boyfriend: Paul Iribe (artist)
Boyfriend: Igor Stravinsky (composer)

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