The actress Véronique de Bibikoff, Miss France 1955, died at the age of 88

The actress and model, who married fashion designer Ted Lapidus, died on October 10. His funeral will take place this Friday in Paris.

The actress and model Véronique de Bibikoff, who was crowned Miss France 1955, died on October 10 at the age of 88, her son, fashion designer Olivier Lapidus, announced this Thursday in Le Figaro.

Born Jeanne Szubert, Véronique de Bibikoff was elected Miss Paris 1954, then Miss France 1955, before beginning a brief career in cinema in the 1950s and marrying fashion designer Ted Lapidus.

Véronique de Bibikoff had played notably in 1956 in Life is beautiful with the comic stars of the time Roger Pierre and Jean-Marc Thibault. She had also given them the answer in the comedy Bikers (1959).

With Lino Ventura

She then appeared in 1957 in Mademoiselle and her ganga police comedy with Line Renaud. She also played an important role in the thriller These ladies prefer mambo (1958) with Lino Ventura and Eddie Constantine.

According to Le Figaro, his funeral will take place this Friday at 11:30 a.m. at Saint-Alexandre-Nevsky Cathedral in the 8th arrondissement of Paris. The burial will take place in family privacy.