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Woman in Iconic Robert Doisneau Paris Kiss Photograph Dies at 93

R.I.P.

Françoise Bornet was just 20 when the immortal image was captured in 1950.

Dan Ladden-Hall
Dan Ladden-Hall 

Breaking News Editor

Francoise Bornet, with “The Kiss at City Hall” photograph by Robert Doisneau.
Philippe Wojazer/Reuters
Dan Ladden-Hall

Dan Ladden-Hall

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