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Mistinguett

British  
/ mistɛ̃ɡɛt /

noun

  1. original name Jeanne-Marie Bourgeois . 1875–1956, French dancer, chanteuse, and entertainer

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The feathered headpieces, each of which Mistinguett made by hand, weigh around 10 pounds.

From Washington Times • May 31, 2019

Asked why they’ve fallen out of favor with producers, Mistinguett, 67, who prefers to work behind the scenes, has a one-word answer: “Money.”

From Washington Times • May 31, 2019

“Corporations killed it, when they started owning the street,” says Mistinguett, a former dancer who goes by one name only and runs a showgirl booking agency, one of more than a dozen in town.

From Washington Post • Dec. 4, 2018

She later portrayed one of the venue’s most popular performers, Mistinguett, in a production at the Opéra-Comique in Paris.

From Washington Post • Jul. 1, 2018

We remembered that the last had seemed silly even when we first used it on Mistinguett.

From Pieces of Hate And Other Enthusiams by Broun, Heywood