Actress and singer Jeanne Florentine Bourgeois – born April 4, 1875, in
Enghien-les-Bains, Val-d’Oise, Île-de-France, France – was better known by her
stage name Mistinguett. Nicknamed ‘Queen’ and ‘Empress of the Music Hall,’
during her heyday, she was the highest-paid female entertainer in the world.
When she was young, her family moved to Soisy-sous-Montmorency where she became
interested in becoming an entertainer. She took singing and violin lessons and
would sing while she sold blossoms in a restaurant. When she was 15, she met
Casino De Paris director Saint-Marcel, who hire...