Barbra Streisand Receives Legion Of Honor In France
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FIRST PUBLISHED: June 28, 2007 4:06 PM EDT
LAST UPDATED: June 28, 2007 5:15 PM EDT
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PARIS, France (June 28, 2007) — Barbra Streisand performed her first-ever concert in France this week — and was rewarded with a medal of the Legion of Honor.
French President Nicolas Sarkozy awarded the medal to Streisand in a ceremony Thursday, the first time he has bestowed the honor since taking over from Jacques Chirac last month.
“You are the America that we love,” said Sarkozy, who is seen as more U.S.-friendly than Chirac. “Women like you … do a lot to bring our two peoples together.”
Onlookers included French crooner Charles Aznavour and actor Alain Delon.
Sarkozy’s wife, Cecilia, went to Streisand’s sole concert in France, at Paris’ Bercy stadium Tuesday.
Streisand told Sarkozy, a conservative, that he reminded her of former U.S. Presidents Kennedy and Clinton, “who appreciated art and recognized the importance of the arts in the world.”
Created by Napoleon Bonaparte in the early 19th century, the Legion of Honor is France’s elite national merit society. Although foreigners cannot be officially inducted into the Legion, they are routinely made honorary recipients.
Recent honorees include Jerry Lewis, Valentino and Norman Mailer.
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