Before the word ‘transgender’ existed, there was Bambi, the dazzling Parisian icon
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Marie-Pierre Pruvot known as Bambi, one of the first trans women in the world to become a public star, and a pioneer in global LGBTQ+ history, poses during an interview with The Associated Press, in Pantin, outside Paris, Tuesday, May 20, 2025. (AP Photo/Thomas Padilla)Cabaret photographs of Marie-Pierre Pruvot known as Bambi, one of the first trans women in the world to become a public star, and a pioneer in global LGBTQ+ history, are displayed during an interview with the Associated Press, in Pantin, outside Paris, Thusday, May 20, 2025. (AP Photo/Thomas Padilla)Marie-Pierre Pruvot, 89, known as Bambi, one of the first trans women in the world to become a public star, and a pioneer in global LGBTQ+ history, poses during an interview with the Associated Press, in Pantin, outside Paris, Tuesday, May 20, 2025. (AP Photo/Thomas Padilla)Marie-Pierre Pruvot, 89, known as Bambi, one of the first trans women in the world to become a public star, and a pioneer in global LGBTQ+ history, poses after an interview with the Associated Press, in Pantin, outside Paris, Tuesday, May 20, 2025. (AP Photo/Thomas Padilla)Marie-Pierre Pruvot known as Bambi, one of the first trans women in the world to become a public star, and a pioneer in global LGBTQ+ history, shows a photo of her with her mother during an interview with the Associated Press, in Pantin, outside Paris, Tuesday, May 20, 2025. (AP Photo/Thomas Padilla)
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Marie-Pierre Pruvot known as Bambi, one of the first trans women in the world to become a public star, and a pioneer in global LGBTQ+ history, poses during an interview with The Associated Press, in Pantin, outside Paris, Tuesday, May 20, 2025. (AP Photo/Thomas Padilla)
