Gabrielle Bonheur "Coco" Chanel French Fashion Designer and Business Woman in Bloomington, MN

I was on the 19th of August 1883 in the small city of Saumur, Maine-et-Loire, France. I was the second daughter of traveling salesman Albert Chanel and Jeanne Devolle. Born in a poorhouse, my birth was recorded the following day. Two employees of the hospice went to city hall and declared me a female child.