While under President Emmanuel Macron, a new Marianne had taken shape on the stamps, the features of the latter are this time not that of a star. Indeed, in the past, it was French personalities, chosen by the mayors of France, who embodied this icon of the French Republic. The first to wear the Phrygian cap was Brigitte Bardot, but do you remember the other Mariannes?
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Brigitte Bardot: Marianne 1
Le sex-symbol of the 1960s will inspire the idea of representing for the first time a Marianne with a known face.
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Brigitte Bardot: Marianne 1
It was the sculptor Alain Aslan who created this first known portrait of Marianne in 1968.
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Brigitte Bardot: Marianne 1
Brigitte Bardot upset the codes of female representation in her time, which made her a perfect choice for the 1st Marianne.
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Michèle Morgan: Marianne 2
The very young and pretty actress Michèle Morgan will be chosen to play the second Marianne in 1972.
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Michèle Morgan: Marianne 2
It is the sculptor Bernard Postel who made the bust of the actress, distributed in town halls until the 1970s.
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Michèle Morgan: Marianne 2
The former Marianne, and one of the greatest French actresses, passed away on December 20, 2016.
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Mireille Mathieu: Marianne 3
After two actresses, the singer Mireille Mathieu will serve as a model for the third Marianne in 1978.
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Mireille Mathieu: Marianne 3
When the star is appointed to play Marianne, she is only 32 years old.
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Mireille Mathieu: Marianne 3
The same sculptor as Brigitte Bardot, Alain Aslan, created the bust of singer Mireille Mathieu, then very popular in France.
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Catherine Deneuve: Marianne 4
The actress represents the French charisma in the 1980s, and she then became the fourth Marianne, in 1985.
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Catherine Deneuve: Marianne 4
To draw and create the portrait of Catherine Deneuve, we called on the sculptor Mireille Polska.
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Catherine Deneuve: Marianne 4
In 1985, the actress was already a real myth and inspired other artists, such as Yves Saint Laurent.
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Ines de la Fressange: Marianne 5
For the first time, it is not an actress or a singer who represents the Marianne, but the muse of Chanel. Here, she poses next to the Marianne bust in the likeness of Brigitte Bardot.
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Ines de la Fressange: Marianne 5
Inès de la Fressange is chosen to symbolize Marianne in 1989, here is the bust.
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Ines de la Fressange: Marianne 5
The creator of the Chanel brand, Karl Lagerfeld, did not see this choice very favorably.
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Laetitia Casta: Marianne 6
The model Frenchwoman became the new Marianne in 2000.
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Laetitia Casta: Marianne 6
After Brigitte Bardot and Catherine Deneuve, it is a new sex symbol that represents Marianne. It will be the most publicized.
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Laetitia Casta: Marianne 6
It is the sculptor Marie-Paule Deville-Chabrolle who will take care of the portrait of the beautiful actress Laetitia Casta.
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Évelyne Thomas: Unofficial Marianne
Évelyne Thomas is designated as the new Marianne in 2012, but this creates controversy.
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Évelyne Thomas: Unofficial Marianne
The TV presenter is not an official Marianne because it was not the mayors who chose her, but the Committee of the Marianne d’Or, a private organization.
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Évelyne Thomas: Unofficial Marianne
Évelyne Thomas is the last Marianne in the media, then there will be localized Mariannes.
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Sophie Marceau: Local Marianne
Although the actress could have been designated as official Marianne, it will be the mayor of Sevran who will choose Sophie Marceau to embody this icon.
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Iris Mittenaere: new Marianne?
A petition has been launched in a town in the North of France for the next Marianne to be Miss Universe 2016.
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Marianne 2018
A choice which was obviously not retained since, President Emmanuel Macron unveiled on July 19, 2018 the features of the new Mariannewhich will now appear on the stamps.
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Origin of the name
Marianne would be a contraction of Marie and Anne, two very common first names in the 18th century. The name first appeared in 1792.
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Appearance in town halls
It was only during the Third Republic that the symbol of Marianne spread to town halls.
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Two Marianas
Throughout the 19th century, two types of Marianne opposed each other: the sage, with a laurel wreath, and fully dressed, and the revolutionary, revealing a breast.
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Statue of Marianne
On the Place de la République, it will finally be the revolutionary Marianne who will be represented.
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Embodiment of the Republic
The first symbol of the French Republic is obviously the tricolor flag, but Marianne also embodies France and it is she who is chosen on French stamps.
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The Anonymous Marianne
Until 1968, anonymous women served as models to represent the different Mariannes.
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Marianne’s Choice
Since the Mariannes are no longer anonymous, it is the association of mayors of France (AMF) which designates the personalities representing one of the symbols of the French Republic.