"I guess Delphine is more fun than she appears, and I'm probably less fun, " counters Antoine.

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By now, Delphine has her hand in just about everything that goes on at Dior.

WSJ: The Arnault Legacy

Delphine was also teaching her kids a related skill: learning to play by themselves.

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But, she continues, behind the screen, new love and, particularly, motherhood have slowed down Delphine's gear-grinding drive.

WSJ: The Arnault Legacy

The family game is tennis, but Delphine admits that she doesn't like to play against her father.

WSJ: The Arnault Legacy

The divorce a few years later came without a whisper, and Delphine Arnault-Gancia slipped back into Delphine Arnault.

WSJ: The Arnault Legacy

Xavier Niel is rumored to be dating Delphine Arnault, the daughter of the richest man in France, Bernard Arnault.

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In 2005, Delphine emerged from the wings into the glare of flashbulbs.

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"I really wanted to see how an American company worked, " says Delphine.

WSJ: The Arnault Legacy

In Delphine's case, that meant starting her career working with John Galliano on his own brand, before moving up the ladder at Dior, which Galliano also designed.

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LVMH, a successful French luxury-goods group whose customers are mostly women, has had just one female director over the past ten years: Delphine Arnault, daughter of the firm's chief executive and controlling shareholder.

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