Marie-Pier Ysser

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Marie-Pier Ysser (born 11 November 1935) is an Algerian-born French transsexual woman who performed under the stage name Bambi. She performed in a transgender showgirl revue at Le Carrousel de Paris for approximately 20 years.

While performing, she acquired university degrees at the Sorbonne in Paris, becoming a professor of literature in 1974. Ysser was initially appointed professor of literature in Cherbourg. Two years later, she began teaching at Garges-lès-Gonesse, and remained there for the next 25 years. She was honored with induction into the Ordre des Palmes Académiques.