Alice Prin, better known as Kiki de Montparnasse, reinvented herself from a destitute, illegitimate child in rural France into the definitive living symbol of 1920s bohemian Paris. This episode traces her survival, self-creation, and the intentional birth of a cultural icon.

From child labor in factories to modeling for legends and becoming Man Ray's muse in images like the violin-backed photograph that sold for over 12 million dollars, Kiki refused to remain in the shadows. We follow her rise to Queen of Montparnasse, her own art, her cabaret, and her memoir.

• Her impoverished childhood and inventive makeshift makeup
• The scrappy resourcefulness that made her Montparnasse's most sought-after model
• Her eight-year creative and romantic partnership with Man Ray
• Her 1927 sold-out art exhibition and Hemingway's  ...