Blackpink's Jisoo mourns Dior PR director Mathilde Favier after fatal crash
The prosecutors' office of Niort, western France, said that Mathilde Favier and her husband, French film producer Nicolas Altmayer, died when their car collided with an oncoming truck while they were overtaking another vehicle.
Blackpink's Jisoo's Instagram Story of her, left, and Mathilde Favier, the late Dior public relations director, uploaded on Aug. 18SCREEN CAPTURE
Blackpink memberJisoo on Tuesday expressed her condolences over the death of Mathilde Favier, Dior’s public relations, or PR, director, who was killed alongside her husband, French film producer Nicolas Altmayer, in a car crash in western France.
The singer has been a global ambassador for Dior since 2021.
“Dear Mathilde, it’s hard to find the words to say goodbye,” Jisoo wrote in an Instagram Story. “From the very beginning of my journey with Dior, you welcomed me with such warmth and kindness. You made Paris feel like another home to me.
“Over the years, we shared so many special moments, and I will always be grateful for the care, love, and support you showed me along the way. I will always treasure the birthdays we celebrated, the time our families spent together, and all the precious memories we shared there.”
Jisoo ended the tribute with a final farewell to Favier.
“Rest in peace, Mathilde. You will never be forgotten,” she wrote.
The prosecutors’ office of Niort, western France, said that the couple died near Niort on Monday when their car collided with an oncoming truck while they were overtaking another vehicle, according to Agence France-Presse on Tuesday.
Blackpink's Jisoo's Instagram Story uploaded on Aug. 18, paying tribute to Mathilde Favier, the late Dior public relations directorSCREEN CAPTURE
Altmayer was a prominent film producer whose credits include “The Conquest” (2011), which depicts former French President Nicolas Sarkozy’s rise to power.
France’s Culture Minister Catherine Pégard paid tribute to Altmayer as a “producer with a keen eye” who was capable of “bringing together popular comedy and auteur ambition with the same accuracy.”
“By his side, Mathilde Favier embodied another form of French greatness: that of fashion and luxury,” Pégard said.
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