, ▁h ired ▁B ard ot ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 9 ▁as ▁a ▁" j un ior " ▁fashion ▁model . ▁On ▁ 8 ▁March ▁ 1 9 5 0 , ▁B ard ot ▁( aged ▁ 1 5 ▁at ▁the ▁time ) ▁appeared ▁on ▁the ▁cover ▁of ▁Elle , ▁which ▁brought ▁her ▁an ▁acting ▁offer ▁for ▁the ▁film ▁Les ▁Laur iers ▁sont ▁coup és ▁from ▁director ▁Marc ▁All ég ret . ▁Her ▁parents ▁opposed ▁her ▁becoming ▁an ▁actress , ▁but ▁her ▁grand father ▁was ▁support ive , ▁saying ▁that ▁" If ▁this ▁little ▁girl ▁is ▁to ▁become ▁a ▁wh ore , ▁cinema ▁will ▁not ▁be ▁the ▁cause ." ▁At ▁the ▁aud ition , ▁B ard ot ▁met ▁Roger ▁V ad im , ▁who ▁later ▁not ified ▁her ▁that ▁she ▁did ▁not ▁get ▁the ▁role . ▁They ▁subsequently ▁fell ▁in ▁love . ▁Her ▁parents ▁fier c ely ▁opposed ▁their ▁relationship ; ▁her ▁father ▁announced ▁to ▁her ▁one ▁evening ▁that ▁she ▁would ▁continue ▁her ▁education ▁in ▁England ▁and ▁that ▁he ▁had ▁bought ▁her ▁a ▁train ▁ticket , ▁the ▁journey ▁to ▁take ▁place ▁the ▁following ▁day . ▁B ard ot ▁react ed ▁by ▁putting ▁her ▁head ▁into ▁an ▁o ven ▁with ▁open ▁fire ; ▁her ▁parents ▁stopped ▁her ▁and ▁ultimately ▁accepted ▁the ▁relationship , ▁on ▁condition ▁that ▁she ▁marry ▁V ad im ▁at ▁the ▁age ▁of ▁ 1 8 . ▁ ▁First ▁marriage ▁and ▁career ▁beg inn ings : ▁ 1 9 5 2 – 1 9 5 5 ▁B ard ot ▁appeared ▁on