- The daughter of a French general, she met Christo when her mother, who had seen his drawings displayed at her hairdresser's, brought him home for lunch. The two were immediately attracted to each other, but Jeanne-Claude went ahead with her planned marriage to a young officer. It lasted three weeks before she left him to move in with Christo.
- Son Cyril Christo (b. 1960) is a poet. He graduated from Columbia University in 1982.
- Was born on the exact same day as her husband Christo, 13 June 1935.
- Was pregnant with Christo's child when she married her first husband. She left him after three weeks.
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