Career
She joined his company, Petit"s ballets de Paris in 1949. This led to a brief stint in Hollywood (where she was credited simply as Jeanmaire), appearing in the musicals and After that, she concentrated on ballet, producing more than 60 shows with Petit.
From the 1960s on, she also had a career in music with such hits as "Mon truc en plumes".
Her notoriety and fame garnered her more press attention, even at fashion shows, where she was given front-row seating. At one fashion show for Yves Saint Laurent in 1967, Jeanmarie was prominently seated alongside Elsa Martinelli, Françoise Hardy, and Catherine Deneuve.
Almost 50 years later, Vogue magazine would look back at Jeanmarie and her peers as representing a guidepost of fashion week celebrity culture.