Augier
Americannoun
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Augier ran the pink-domed Negresco hotel on the Promenade des Anglais in Nice for more than 60 years after inheriting it from her father in 1957.
From BBC ● Jan. 8, 2019
Augier, instantly recognisable by her auburn hair and bright red lipstick, once famously told Microsoft founder Bill Gates that he was not rich enough to buy her hotel.
From BBC ● Jan. 8, 2019
French media, citing leaked corporate data, reported that Jean-Jacques Augier had joint ownership of two firms registered in the Cayman Islands, a Caribbean tax haven.
From Reuters ● Apr. 7, 2013
Philippe Augier, the town’s mayor, likes to tell the story of how he managed to secure the G-8 gathering last October when hosting European leaders for a minor summit meeting.
From New York Times ● May 25, 2011
Augier notes that truth is everywhere in Labiche’s work, and Augier is right.
From Views and Reviews Essays in appreciation by Henley, William Ernest
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