La Môme Moineau (the kid sparrow), "the richest woman of the Côte d'Azur", former flower seller, with her husband Mr. Benítez-Rexach, Puerto Rican ship business millionaire. On the right: O'Dett, French cabaret entertainer. Cannes Airport 1954. Car: 1948 Rolls-Royce Silver Wraith, #LWAB63, 1950 Drophead Coupé Franay. Detailed info on this car by expert Klaus-Josef Rossfeldt see About/Additional Infos.

At Cannes Airport in 1954, La Môme Moineau, a former flower seller known as "the richest woman of the Côte d'Azur," is pictured with her husband, shipping millionaire Mr. Benítez-Rexach, and cabaret entertainer O'Dett. Dressed in a dark, double-breasted uniform and peaked cap, Moineau leans against their 1948 Rolls-Royce Silver Wraith Drophead Coupé by Franay. To her right, Mr. Benítez-Rexach has his arm around a smiling O'Dett, who points to his ear. The convertible, with its iconic chrome grille and Spirit of Ecstasy ornament, dominates the foreground.

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