Celebrity weddings are always worth noting for their lavishness, their pseudo-secrecy (except for the highest-bidding tabloid) and, once in a while, their actual secrecy. The nuptials of Salma Hayek and François Henri Pinault fit in that last category.
The big question for many people: "Who is the groom again?"
He's no celebrity, at least not in the Hollywood sense, but he is a man of a certain stature, as heir to one the the greatest luxury goods fortunes in the world.
Pinault is the CEO of French conglomerate PPR, which owns (among many other things) Gucci, Yves St. Laurent and now German sporting goods company Puma.
He's not the guy who started it, though. That was his hard-charging dad, the self-made billionaire who turned a fledgling timber business into the huge retailer.
Father François Pinault is a billionaire several times over, and one of the world's richest men, according to Forbes magazine.
Dad handed the keys to the enterprise to his son over dinner several years ago and has since turned his attention to art collection.
Now, back to Mr. Hayek. Does the owner of the Gucci label have style? It's hard to tell. See how many different pictures of him without a blue suit and blue tie you can find.
In any case, the Pinault-Hayek union is certainly of the modern variety.
The pair originally announced their engagement in March 2007 -- six months before their daughter was born -- but the relationship had reportedly been on and off until September of last year, when Hayek traveled to Paris for a particular fashion show.
Valentina Paloma Pinault was born in September 2007. Pinault has two children by his former wife, whom he divorced in 2004.
If you believe the rumor mill, there may be more. In 2006, he was the subject of gossip that he was the father of a child born to model Linda Evangelista, and even more recently that he is the daddy of a French Cabinet minister's daughter.
Whatever the truth, we're sure that all parties involved will be well dressed.
from MSN
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