A bag Hermes offered by former British model Naomi Campbell for a charity auction was awarded Tuesday, November 10 21 000 euros in Paris, according to the auction house.
The bag model “Birkin” alligator light green, was estimated between 12 000 and 15 000.
Profits will be donated to an association fighting against maternal and child health worldwide, “The White Ribbon Alliance.
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This association is present in 142 countries, is mobilizing against the mortality of pregnant women each year affects more than 500,000 women.
For three years, the auction house Artcurial sells each year a number belonging to a celebrity for charitable purposes.
In 2007, the English actress and singer Jane Birkin, who gave his name to the bag had sold his own “Birkin”, totaling 74,000 euros, a record for a leather bag in favor of The International Federation of Human Man.
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