Louise Texier died peacefully at the age of 108 on July 21 in her home in La Romieu (Gers). Better known by the first name of Louisette, the last survivor of the Armenian genocide had acquired a solid reputation in the world of automobile racing in the 1950s and 1960s. She was notably the first woman to take part in the Rally Monte-Carlo with his co-driver Annie Soisbault in 1959 with a Simca Aronde P60 Montlhéry.
“As long as I was in a car, I was happy. The rest, I didn't care. I never even rode a bike: it was the car and nothing else », explained the resistance fighter to the Free French Forces during the Second World War to TV5 Monde.
Louisette Texier also competed in the Tour de France Auto on several occasions, finishing sixth in 1963 aboard a Jaguar Mark II.
All AUTO editorial staffhebdo presents its condolences to the family and loved ones of Louisette Texier.
Medhi Casaurang
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