Mexican actress Salma Hayek Pinault was a guest of honor in the official torch relay in Versailles on Tuesday ahead of the 2024 Paris Olympics. “Queen Salma Hayek has entered the Chateau de Versailles,” reads the caption of a series of photos published by the Paris Olympics Instagram account. A post shared by Paris2024 (@paris2024) The images show Hayek, 56, wearing the official Torch Relay uniform, consisting of a white track suit with orange detailing on the sleeves, and carrying the Olympic torch.
In another video, Hayek appears next to French footballer and Paris Saint-Germain player Presnel Kimpembe, who also participated as a torchbearer. The Mexican actress of Lebanese descent has deep ties to France. She has been married to French businessman Fracois-Henri Pinault, chairman and CEO of luxury group Kering and president of the investment holding group Artémis, since 2009.
“I represent everybody,” Hayek told the press. “I represent women, I represent Latinos, I represent Arabs, I represent middle-aged women, I represent housewives, mothers. But I also represent everyone who was ever told or made felt that they wouldn’t do anything with their lives.
And every hardworking person. And I felt they were all with me as I was carrying the flame.” The Oscar-nominated actress carried the torch from the Yvelines suburb of Versailles to the Palace of Versailles, joining the trainer of the France soccer national team Didier Deschamps and singer Patrick Bruel.
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