It’s around the corner of the section The Figaro Notebook that readers learned the sad news. “Olivier Lapidus, Alexis de Bibikoff, Natacha de Bibikoff, his children, and their families are sad to announce the death of Veronique de Bibikoffborn Jeanne Szubert, actress, model and Miss France 1955, died on October 10, 2024 at the age of 88, in Saint-Brice-sous-Forêt (Val-d’Oise)”we can read. A terrible pain for his son, former artistic director of the Lanvin house and his relatives, who also give details of the funeral: “The religious ceremony will be celebrated at the Saint-Alexandre-Nevsky Cathedral, 12 rue Daru, Paris (8th), on Friday October 18, at 11:30 a.m. The burial will take place in family privacy.”
Véronique de Bibikoff, who became known under the name of Véronique Zuber, born Jeanne Szubert, on January 23, 1936 in Seine-Port in Seine-et-Marne, was first elected Miss Paris in 1954 before becoming Miss France the following year, before turning to modeling, then movie theater. She had a brief career in the 1950s, appearing in six films, including These ladies prefer mambo by director Bernard Borderie, where she starred alongside Lino Ventura and Eddie Constantine. It was around this time that she met Ted Lapidus, with whom she would marry, before having their first and only child, Olivier Lapidus, born in 1958.
Olivier Lapidus, worthy heir of his father
Growing up with a fashion designer father, creator of the brand in his name, Olivier Lapidus became a French fashion designer and designer. The son of Ted Lapidus launched the first e-couture house several years ago, including the first two capsule collections from Création Olivier Lapidus, composed of eight haute couture dresses and as many others, produced in limited series, were presented during a launch cocktail. The latter is married to Yara Wakim, a French-Lebanese singer-songwriter. Together, they had two lovely daughters, Koukla and Milla.
