Coco Chanel Coco Chanel was born Gabrielle Bonheur Chanel on August 19, 1883, in Saumur, France. Her early years were anything but glamorous. At age 12, after her mother died, Chanel was taken to an orphanage

Coco Chanel, Nazi agent. Coco Chanel was a declared anti-Semite. His anger against the Jews increased after being scammed by Jewish businessmen. She became an agent in support of the III Reich. An unknown