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Coco Chanel was born as Gabrielle Bonheur Chanel in Saumur, France.She had 2 sister's named Julie and Antoinette and 2 brothers nobody quite knows their name. At the age of twelve, Gabrielle's mother died and her father disappeared. Gabrielle and her sisters were sent to an orphange where they stayed at for six years. Their brothers were sent to a farm where they became child laborers. Gabrielle's nickname was Coco so that is what she is known by in the fashion world. Hope this helped :)

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