4. L’Inconnue de la Seine
The story behind the “unknown woman of the Seine,” is ironically well known by most, but it will amaze you that no one ever discovered her true identity. Sometime in the 18th century she was found dead in Paris and her autopsy report declared that she committed suicide, yet it was never known or revealed as to why she chose to die this way. The coroner thought she was the most beautiful woman in the world and chose to make a mortar cast of her face. This made her so popular she is now known all around the world, thereby making her the face of CPR mannequins.
