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...just a woman who looks good in lingerie, or as one French politician claims, "the very symbol of the failure of socialism"? This was the debate surrounding LAETITIA CASTA last week as reports surfaced that the Victoria's Secret model had abandoned her native France for London and its more advantageous tax laws. The move inflamed Parisian patriots because last year Casta was chosen to be the model for Marianne, the allegorical female symbol of the French Republic that adorns town halls across the country. Under siege from the media--and the Interior Minister, who warned...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: People: Apr. 17, 2000 | 4/17/2000 | See Source »

...Sure is. Last week model LAETITIA CASTA'S phone rang repeatedly as she sat in the back seat of a Parisian taxicab. The driver, understandably annoyed, doused the official face of France with a wallop of tear gas. It worked...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Ask Dr. Notebook | 12/20/1999 | See Source »

...represent the republic on town halls, stamps and currency. After deciding Marianne's look needed updating for the millennium, the country's mayors voted to determine which living woman she should resemble. Since 95% of France's mayors are men, the honor fell to model and actress LAETITIA CASTA. The mayors had sought a woman embodying "solidarity, openness and tolerance," traits Casta clearly exhibits in her work for Victoria's Secret. Some decried the selection process for its reliance primarily on physical beauty (other contestants included a game-show hostess and a singer). Upon learning of her anointing, Casta enthused...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: People: Oct. 18, 1999 | 10/18/1999 | See Source »

Joshua E. Greenfield '97 said he illegally casta vote in Leverett House which was almost counted...

Author: By Todd F. Braunstein, | Title: Multiple Voting Possible In Council Referendum | 4/23/1994 | See Source »

Later that year, not to let his new wealth go to waste, he bought the Magna Casta for $1.5 million. The real one, Signed by Bad King John in 1215. He donated the document, which had been held all those years by an aristocratic English family, to the National Archives in Washington...

Author: By Joseph F Kahn, | Title: Ross Perot: What to Do With Billions | 7/4/1985 | See Source »

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