Clémentine Portier-Kaltenbach 4:45 p.m., June 24, 2022

The museum of Merano, in Italy, houses a curious relic: a piece of cake tasted by Empress Elisabeth of Austria (1837-1898) in September 1897. The one nicknamed Sissi was however not fond of pastries .

Obsessed with her figure, she multiplied the draconian diets.

By dint of hours of gymnastics, rides and frozen baths, the unfortunate Empress weighed only 50 kilos for 1.75 meters...