Brigitte Bardot was born Camille Javal on September 28, 1934, in Paris. The daughter of well-to-do parents, she was raised to be the quintessential good girl, groomed throughout childhood to meet and marry a worthy gentlemen. Her appearance at age 15 on the cover of Elle magazine changed everything.
Bardot's cover photo was seen by aspiring film director Roger Vadim--at the time an assistant to director Marc Allegret--who determined she would be the perfect screen beauty to herald
