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Actress, Fashion Designer Among Those Named to France's Legion of HonourFrench fashion designer Emmanuel Ungaro, British actress Kristin Scott-Thomas and French politician Nicholas Sarkozy have won entry into France's Legion of Honour.
The three were named to the post of knight, the first of five ranks, when the Official Journal published a list of those honoured Saturday.
Ungaro, 71, has been a fixture on the international fashion scene for decades and is known for styles like tailored jackets with dressy evening outfits and frills.
Scott-Thomas, 44, co-starred in the 1996 Oscar-winning movie The English Patient, and is to appear alongside Joseph Fiennes in the upcoming adventure epic Man to Man.
Sarkozy is head of French President Jacques Chirac's governing party and widely seen as a rising star in French politics.
The Legion of Honour accolade recognizes distinguished service to France.
Among others honoured, Admiral Philippe de Gaulle, the son of late French President Charles de Gaulle, was promoted to the top rank of grand cross. Louis Schweitzer, the chairman of carmaker Renault, was promoted to the middle grade of commander.
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