Trimaran " Brigitte Bardot" of the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society sails off Marseille during the Great Maritime Parade, France, September 4, 2016. REUTERS/Jean-Paul Pelissier

A 1962 Rolls-Royce Silver Cloud Mulliner cabriolet, owned by former French actress Brigitte Bardot during the early 1970s, is displayed ahead of Artcurial's sale of vintage and classic cars during Retromobile vintage car show in Paris February 5, 2014. REUTERS/Benoit Tessier (FRANCE - Tags: TRANSPORT SOCIETY) 

A 1962 Rolls-Royce Silver Cloud Mulliner cabriolet, owned by former French actress Brigitte Bardot during the early 1970s, is displayed ahead of Artcurial's sale of vintage and classic cars during Retromobile vintage car show in Paris February 5, 2014. REUTERS/Benoit Tessier (FRANCE - Tags: TRANSPORT SOCIETY) 

Workers install giant posters on the facade of the Casino during preparations on the eve of the opening of the 66th Cannes Film Festival in Cannes May 14, 2013. The 66th Cannes Film Festival will run from May 15 to May 26. At R, former French actress Brigitte Bardot. REUTERS/Jean-Paul Pelissier (FRANCE - Tags: ENTERTAINMENT)

People attend a demonstration to protest the euthanasia of Nepal and Baby at the Tete d'Or zoo in Lyon January 6, 2013. Elephants named Baby and Nepal, owned by a touring circus and thought to be carrying tuberculosis, are currently housed in the Tete d'Or zoo. Former French screen star Brigitte Bardot on Friday threatened to ask for a Russian passport in protest at the treatment of the two circus elephants, who were ordered to be put down by a court in Lyon as a precautionary measure. REUTERS/Robert Pratta (FRANCE - Tags: ENTERTAINMENT SOCIETY ANIMALS)

People attend a demonstration to protest the euthanasia of Nepal and Baby at the Tete d'Or zoo in Lyon January 6, 2013. Elephants named Baby and Nepal, owned by a touring circus and thought to be carrying tuberculosis, are currently housed in the Tete d'Or zoo. Former French screen star Brigitte Bardot on Friday threatened to ask for a Russian passport in protest at the treatment of the two circus elephants, who were ordered to be put down by a court in Lyon as a precautionary measure. REUTERS/Robert Pratta (FRANCE - Tags: ENTERTAINMENT SOCIETY ANIMALS)

People attend a demonstration to protest the euthanasia of Nepal and Baby, with the message (R), "Presidential Pardon for Baby and Nepal" at the Tete d'Or zoo in Lyon January 6, 2013. Elephants named Baby and Nepal, owned by a touring circus and thought to be carrying tuberculosis, are currently housed in the Tete d'Or zoo. Former French screen star Brigitte Bardot on Friday threatened to ask for a Russian passport in protest at the treatment of the two circus elephants, who were ordered to be put down by a court in Lyon as a precautionary measure. REUTERS/Robert Pratta (FRANCE - Tags: ENTERTAINMENT SOCIETY ANIMALS)

People attend a demonstration to protest the euthanasia of Nepal and Baby, with the message, "Let Nepal and Baby Live" at the Tete d'Or zoo in Lyon January 6, 2013. Elephants named Baby and Nepal, owned by a touring circus and thought to be carrying tuberculosis, are currently housed in the Tete d'Or zoo. Former French screen star Brigitte Bardot on Friday threatened to ask for a Russian passport in protest at the treatment of the two circus elephants, who were ordered to be put down by a court in Lyon as a precautionary measure. REUTERS/Robert Pratta (FRANCE - Tags: ENTERTAINMENT SOCIETY ANIMALS)

Elephants named Baby and Nepal, owned by a touring circus and thought to be carrying tuberculosis, are seen in the Tete d'Or zoo in Lyon, January 6, 2013. Former French screen star Brigitte Bardot on Friday threatened to ask for a Russian passport in protest at the treatment of the two circus elephants, who were ordered to be put down by a court in Lyon as a precautionary measure. REUTERS/Robert Pratta (FRANCE - Tags: ENTERTAINMENT SOCIETY ANIMALS) 

Elephants named Baby and Nepal, owned by a touring circus and thought to be carrying tuberculosis, are seen in the Tete d'Or zoo in Lyon, January 6, 2013. Former French screen star Brigitte Bardot on Friday threatened to ask for a Russian passport in protest at the treatment of the two circus elephants, who were ordered to be put down by a court in Lyon as a precautionary measure. REUTERS/Robert Pratta (FRANCE - Tags: ENTERTAINMENT SOCIETY ANIMALS) 

A woman dressed in an elephant costume holds a sign which reads, "No to euthanasia of Nepal and Baby", during a protest demonstration at the Tete d'Or zoo in Lyon January 6, 2013. Elephants named Baby and Nepal, owned by a touring circus and thought to be carrying tuberculosis, are currently housed in the Tete d'Or zoo. Former French screen star Brigitte Bardot on Friday threatened to ask for a Russian passport in protest at the treatment of the two circus elephants, who were ordered to be put down by a court in Lyon as a precautionary measure. REUTERS/Robert Pratta (FRANCE - Tags: ENTERTAINMENT SOCIETY ANIMALS) 

A woman dressed in an elephant costume holds a sign which reads, "No to euthanasia of Nepal and Baby", at the Tete d'Or zoo in Lyon January 6, 2013. Elephants named Baby and Nepal, owned by a touring circus and thought to be carrying tuberculosis, are seen (rear) in the Tete d'Or zoo. Former French screen star Brigitte Bardot on Friday threatened to ask for a Russian passport in protest at the treatment of the two circus elephants, who were ordered to be put down by a court in Lyon as a precautionary measure. REUTERS/Robert Pratta (FRANCE - Tags: ENTERTAINMENT SOCIETY ANIMALS) 

Elephants named Baby and Nepal, owned by a touring circus and thought to be carrying tuberculosis, are seen in the Tete d'Or zoo in Lyon, January 6, 2013. Former French screen star Brigitte Bardot on Friday threatened to ask for a Russian passport in protest at the treatment of the two circus elephants, who were ordered to be put down by a court in Lyon as a precautionary measure. REUTERS/Robert Pratta (FRANCE - Tags: ENTERTAINMENT SOCIETY ANIMALS) 

Characters representing French actors Louis De Funes and Brigitte Bardot are paraded during the Nice Carnival in Nice, southeastern France February 19, 2011. REUTERS/Eric Gaillard (FRANCE - Tags: SOCIETY ENTERTAINMENT) 

A scooter passes a billboard with graffiti (egorgee), written on a billboard for Halal beef, to protest the manner in which animals are killed by cutting their throats, on a street in Lyon, August 12, 2010. Brigitte Bardot, French actress and animal rights activist, criticized the cruel slaughtering of animals at the start of the religious period of Ramadan during an interview Thursday on French radio. REUTERS/Robert Pratta (FRANCE - Tags: FOOD RELIGION) 

A scooter passes a billboard for Halal beef with graffiti to protest the manner in which animals are slaughtered by cutting their throats (egorgee) in Lyon, August 12, 2010. Brigitte Bardot, French actress and animal rights activist, criticized the cruel slaughtering of animals at the start of the religious period of Ramadan during an interview Thursday on French radio. REUTERS/Robert Pratta (FRANCE - Tags: FOOD RELIGION) 

A pedestrian walks past a billboard for Halal beef with graffiti to protest the manner in which animals are slaughtered by cutting their throats (egorgee) in Lyon, August 12, 2010. Brigitte Bardot, French actress and animal rights activist, criticized the cruel slaughtering of animals at the start of the religious period of Ramadan during an interview Thursday on French radio. REUTERS/Robert Pratta (FRANCE - Tags: FOOD RELIGION) 

Tourists visit the citadel in Lebanon's historic town of Byblos, northern Lebanon July 25, 2010. The sparkling Mediterranean beckons as you touch down at Beirut airport. Pulsating lights from nightclubs give the capital a joyous, constant rhythm. Glamorous people drive fancy cars. That was Lebanon during the free-wheeling 1960s when Marlon Brando and Brigitte Bardot used to stop by at the Saint Georges yacht club. Lebanon is reliving that glamour in 2010, trying to shed a past marred by civil wars, assassinations and conflict with Israel. Picture taken July 25, 2010. To match Reuters Life! TRAVEL-LEBANON/ REUTERS/Cynthia Karam (LEBANON - Tags: SOCIETY TRAVEL) 

Arab and western tourists take pictures in downtown Beirut July 16, 2010. The sparkling Mediterranean beckons as you touch down at Beirut airport. Pulsating lights from nightclubs give the capital a joyous, constant rhythm. Glamorous people drive fancy cars. That was Lebanon during the free-wheeling 1960s when Marlon Brando and Brigitte Bardot used to stop by at the Saint Georges yacht club. Lebanon is reliving that glamour in 2010, trying to shed a past marred by civil wars, assassinations and conflict with Israel. Picture taken July 16, 2010. To match Reuters Life! TRAVEL-LEBANON/ REUTERS/ Mohamed Azakir (LEBANON - Tags: SOCIETY TRAVEL) 

Tourists walk out of a designer shop in downtown Beirut July 16, 2010. The sparkling Mediterranean beckons as you touch down at Beirut airport. Pulsating lights from nightclubs give the capital a joyous, constant rhythm. Glamorous people drive fancy cars. That was Lebanon during the free-wheeling 1960s when Marlon Brando and Brigitte Bardot used to stop by at the Saint Georges yacht club. Lebanon is reliving that glamour in 2010, trying to shed a past marred by civil wars, assassinations and conflict with Israel.
Picture taken July 16, 2010. To match Reuters Life! -LEBANON/ REUTERS/ Mohamed Azakir (LEBANON - Tags: BUSINESS SOCIETY TRAVEL) 

People swim at the St. Georges Yacht Club in Beirut July 28, 2010. The sparkling Mediterranean beckons as you touch down at Beirut airport. Pulsating lights from nightclubs give the capital a joyous, constant rhythm. Glamorous people drive fancy cars. That was Lebanon during the free-wheeling 1960s when Marlon Brando and Brigitte Bardot used to stop by at the Saint Georges yacht club. Lebanon is reliving that glamour in 2010, trying to shed a past marred by civil wars, assassinations and conflict with Israel. Picture taken July 28, 2010. To match Reuters Life! -LEBANON/ REUTERS/ Cynthia Karam (LEBANON - Tags: SOCIETY TRAVEL) 

A tourist poses for a picture at the citadel in Lebanon's historic town of Byblos, northern Lebanon, July 25, 2010. The sparkling Mediterranean beckons as you touch down at Beirut airport. Pulsating lights from nightclubs give the capital a joyous, constant rhythm. Glamorous people drive fancy cars. That was Lebanon during the free-wheeling 1960s when Marlon Brando and Brigitte Bardot used to stop by at the Saint Georges yacht club. Lebanon is reliving that glamour in 2010, trying to shed a past marred by civil wars, assassinations and conflict with Israel. Picture taken July 25, 2010. To match Reuters Life! -LEBANON/ REUTERS/ Cynthia Karam (LEBANON)

TO GO WITH POSTCARD : 48 HOURS IN LEBANON (SOCIETY TRAVEL) 

People party at Music Hall, an old cinema converted into a cabaret-style venue, in Beirut July 25, 2010. The sparkling Mediterranean beckons as you touch down at Beirut airport. Pulsating lights from nightclubs give the capital a joyous, constant rhythm. Glamorous people drive fancy cars. That was Lebanon during the free-wheeling 1960s when Marlon Brando and Brigitte Bardot used to stop by at the Saint Georges yacht club. Lebanon is reliving that glamour in 2010, trying to shed a past marred by civil wars, assassinations and conflict with Israel. Picture taken July 25, 2010. To match Reuters Life! -LEBANON/
REUTERS/Cynthia Karam (LEBANON - Tags: SOCIETY TRAVEL) 

Guests wait in line during a buffet of local Lebanese dishes at Tawle restaurant in Beirut July 15, 2010. The sparkling Mediterranean beckons as you touch down at Beirut airport. Pulsating lights from nightclubs give the capital a joyous, constant rhythm. Glamorous people drive fancy cars. That was Lebanon during the free-wheeling 1960s when Marlon Brando and Brigitte Bardot used to stop by at the Saint Georges yacht club. Lebanon is reliving that glamour in 2010, trying to shed a past marred by civil wars, assassinations and conflict with Israel. Picture taken July 15, 2010. To match Reuters Life! TRAVEL-LEBANON/ REUTERS/ Cynthia Karam (LEBANON - Tags: FOOD SOCIETY TRAVEL) 

A "Marianne" bust, the symbol of the French Republic, is displayed in the town hall council room in Nice November 18, 2009. The bust of Marianne represents former French actress Brigitte Bardot and the slogan reads "French Republic, Liberty, Equality, Fraternity". REUTERS/Eric Gaillard (FRANCE POLITICS SOCIETY) 

A "Marianne" bust, the symbol of the French Republic, is displayed in the town hall council room in Nice November 18, 2009. The bust of Marianne represents former French actress Brigitte Bardot and the slogan reads "French Republic, Liberty, Equality, Fraternity". REUTERS/Eric Gaillard (FRANCE POLITICS SOCIETY) 

A "Marianne" bust, the symbol of the French Republic, is displayed in the town hall council room in Nice November 18, 2009. The bust of Marianne represents former French actress Brigitte Bardot and the slogan reads "French Republic, Liberty, Equality, Fraternity". REUTERS/Eric Gaillard (FRANCE POLITICS SOCIETY) 

An employee installs the three-coloured scarf on a "Marianne" bust, the symbol of the French Republic, which is displayed in the town hall council room in Nice November 18, 2009. The bust of Marianne represents former French actress Brigitte Bardot and the slogan reads "French Republic, Liberty, Equality, Fraternity". REUTERS/Eric Gaillard (FRANCE POLITICS SOCIETY) 

A "Marianne" bust, the symbol of the French Republic, is displayed in the town hall council room in Nice November 18, 2009. The bust of Marianne represents former French actress Brigitte Bardot and the slogan reads "French Republic, Liberty, Equality, Fraternity". REUTERS/Eric Gaillard (FRANCE POLITICS SOCIETY) 

A car of former actress Brigitte Bardot is seen during a media preview in Boulogne-Billancourt, western Paris, September 25, 2009. The exhibition devoted to the French star will run from September 29,2009 to January 31, 2010 . REUTERS/Charles Platiau (FRANCE ENTERTAINMENT) 

Former actress Brigitte Bardot appears on a screen during a media preview in Boulogne-Billancourt, western Paris, September 25, 2009. The exhibition devoted to the French star will run from September 29,2009 to January 31, 2010 . REUTERS/Charles Platiau (FRANCE ENTERTAINMENT) 

Pictures of Former actress Brigitte Bardot are seen during a media preview in Boulogne-Billancourt, western Paris, September 25, 2009. The exhibition devoted to the French star will run from September 29,2009 to January 31, 2010 . REUTERS/Charles Platiau (FRANCE ENTERTAINMENT) 

Clothes of former actress Brigitte Bardot are seen during a media preview in Boulogne-Billancourt, western Paris, September 25, 2009. The exhibition devoted to the French star will run from September 29,2009 to January 31, 2010 . REUTERS/Charles Platiau (FRANCE ENTERTAINMENT) 

Covers of Former actress Brigitte Bardot are seen during a media preview in Boulogne-Billancourt, western Paris, September 25, 2009. The exhibition devoted to the French star will run from September 29,2009 to January 31, 2010 . REUTERS/Charles Platiau (FRANCE ENTERTAINMENT) 

Pictures of Former actress Brigitte Bardot are seen during a media preview in Boulogne-Billancourt, western Paris, September 25, 2009. The exhibition devoted to the French star will run from September 29,2009 to January 31, 2010 . REUTERS/Charles Platiau (FRANCE ENTERTAINMENT) 

Pictures of Former actress Brigitte Bardot are seen during a media preview in Boulogne-Billancourt, western Paris, September 25, 2009. The exhibition devoted to the French star will run from September 29,2009 to January 31, 2010 . REUTERS/Charles Platiau (FRANCE ENTERTAINMENT) 

Pictures of former actress Brigitte Bardot are displayed during a media preview of an exhibition in Boulogne-Billancourt, western Paris September 25, 2009. The exhibition devoted to the French star will run from September 29, 2009 to January 31, 2010. Bardot will turn 75 on September 28. REUTERS/Charles Platiau (FRANCE ENTERTAINMENT) 

A Harley-Davidson bike of Former actress Brigitte Bardot is seen during a media preview in Boulogne-Billancourt, western Paris, September 25, 2009. The exhibition devoted to the French star will run from September 29,2009 to January 31, 2010 . REUTERS/Charles Platiau (FRANCE ENTERTAINMENT) 

Visitors pass by a original car of former actress Brigitte Bardot displayed during a media preview of an exhibition in Boulogne-Billancourt, western Paris September 25, 2009. The exhibition devoted to the French star will run from September 29, 2009 to January 31, 2010. Bardot will turn 75 on September 28. REUTERS/Charles Platiau (FRANCE ENTERTAINMENT) 

A silhouetted display of former French actress Brigitte Bardot and a poster of a movie are seen during a media preview of an exhibition in Boulogne-Billancourt, western Paris September 25, 2009. The exhibition devoted to the French star will run from September 29, 2009 to January 31, 2010. Bardot will turn 75 on September 28. REUTERS/Charles Platiau (FRANCE ENTERTAINMENT) 

A woman passes by pictures of former actress Brigitte Bardot during a media preview of an exhibition in Boulogne-Billancourt, western Paris September 25, 2009. The exhibition devoted to the French star will run from September 29, 2009 to January 31, 2010. Bardot will turn 75 on September 28. REUTERS/Charles Platiau (FRANCE ENTERTAINMENT) 

Visitors pass by the original car and a picture of Former actress Brigitte Bardot displayed as part of an exhibition in Boulogne-Billancourt, western Paris, September 25, 2009. The exhibition devoted to the French star will run September 29 untill January 31, 2010 . REUTERS/Charles Platiau (FRANCE ENTERTAINMENT) 

Actress Pamela Anderson shows off a letter she received from France's actress Brigitte Bardot during a visit to Bardot's foundation for animals rights in Paris February 14, 2008. REUTERS/Charles Platiau (FRANCE) 

Actress Pamela Anderson (C) makes a statement during a visit to France's Actress Brigitte Bardot's foundation for animals rights in Paris February 14, 2008. REUTERS/Charles Platiau (FRANCE) 

Actress Pamela Anderson poses during a visit to France's Actress Brigitte Bardot's foundation for animals rights in Paris February 14, 2008. REUTERS/Charles Platiau (FRANCE) 

Actress Pamela Anderson shows off a letter she received from France's actress Brigitte Bardot during a visit to Bardot's fundation for animals rights in Paris, February 14, 2008. REUTERS/Charles Platiau (FRANCE) 

Actress Pamela Anderson poses during a visit to France's Actress Brigitte Bardot's fundation for animals rights in Paris, February 14, 2008. REUTERS/Charles Platiau (FRANCE) 

Actress Pamela Anderson smiles as she talks on the phone with France's Actress Brigitte Bardot (not pictured) during a visit to Bardot's foundation for animals rights in Paris February 14, 2008. REUTERS/Charles Platiau (FRANCE) 

Actress Pamela Anderson poses during a visit to France's Actress Brigitte Bardot's fundation for animals rights in Paris, February 14, 2008. REUTERS/Charles Platiau (FRANCE) 

Actress Pamela Anderson poses during a visit to France's Actress Brigitte Bardot's fundation for animals rights in Paris, February 14, 2008. REUTERS/Charles Platiau (FRANCE) 

A brown bear walks outside at the Dancing Bears Reserve in the Rila mountain near the town of Belitsa, about 210 km (130miles) south of Sofia, June 15, 2007. The last three "dancing bears" in Bulgaria and the European Union were sheltered at the reserve on Friday. The Dancing Bears Reserve was founded in 2000 by French actress Brigitte Bardot's animal rights foundation and Four Paws animal protection organisation and has set free 25 bears in their natural habitat in the reservation. REUTERS/Stoyan Nenov (BULGARIA) 

A brown bear walks outside at the Dancing Bears Reserve in the Rila mountain near the town of Belitsa, about 210 km (130miles) south of Sofia, June 15, 2007. The last three "dancing bears" in Bulgaria and the European Union were sheltered at the reserve on Friday. The Dancing Bears Reserve was founded in 2000 by French actress Brigitte Bardot's animal rights foundation and Four Paws animal protection organisation and has set free 25 bears in their natural habitat in the reservation. REUTERS/Stoyan Nenov (BULGARIA) 

A veterinarian checks the health of a brown bear named Misho, one of the last three "dancing bears" in Bulgaria and the European Union to be sheltered at the Dancing Bears Reserve in the Rila mountain near the town of Belitsa, about 210 km (130miles) south of Sofia, June 15, 2007. Misho and two other bears served many years as breadwinners for Roma families who forced them to dance. The Dancing Bears Reserve was founded in 2000 by French actress Brigitte Bardot's animal rights foundation and Four Paws animal protection organisation and has set free 25 bears in their natural habitat in the reservation. REUTERS/Stoyan Nenov (BULGARIA) 

Veterinarians check the health of a brown bear named Misho, one of the last three "dancing bears" in Bulgaria and the European Union to be sheltered at the Dancing Bears Reserve in the Rila mountain near the town of Belitsa, about 210 km (130miles) south of Sofia, June 15, 2007. Misho and two other bears served many years as breadwinners for Roma families who forced them to dance. The Dancing Bears Reserve was founded in 2000 by French actress Brigitte Bardot's animal rights foundation and Four Paws animal protection organisation and has set free 25 bears in their natural habitat in the reservation. REUTERS/Stoyan Nenov (BULGARIA) 

Veterinarians check the health of a brown bear named Svetla, one of the last three "dancing bears" in Bulgaria and the European Union to be sheltered at the Dancing Bears Reserve in the Rila mountain near the town of Belitsa, about 210 km (130miles) south of Sofia, June 15, 2007. Svetla and two other bears served many years as breadwinners for Roma families who forced them to dance. The Dancing Bears Reserve was founded in 2000 by French actress Brigitte Bardot's animal rights foundation and Four Paws animal protection organisation and has set free 25 bears in their natural habitat in the reservation. REUTERS/Stoyan Nenov (BULGARIA) 

File photo of Slovenian President Janez Drnovsek speaking at the beginning of the first meeting of the newly established Movement for Equity and Development at Turjak castle in central Slovenia in this May 28, 2006 file photo. Brigitte Bardot, the French actress turned animal rights campaigner, has praised Slovenia's reclusive vegetarian President Drnovsek, calling him a champion of environmentally friendly politics in Europe. Drnovsek, who has battled cancer for years, lives a solitary life in a village outside Ljubljana, growing his own vegetables and baking bread. REUTERS/Srdjan Zivulovic/Files (SLOVENIA) 

Brigitte Bardot the former French film star turned animal rights activist gestures as she speaks to EU [Environment Commissioner Stavros Dimas (not pictured)] at the European Commission headquarters in Brussels, June 9, 2006. 

Brigitte Bardot the former French film star turned animal rights activist arrives at the European Commission headquarters in Brussels June 9, 2006.