Odon Vallet: a rich man for the social elevator at Thierry Ardisson | INA Arditube
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Hello Earthlings! | Canal + | 09/18/2010
Thierry Ardisson hosting "The French Paris Hilton"?
No, Odon Vallet is quite the opposite! A man who preferred to give away his fortune rather than blow it on high-society parties.
A former student of Sciences-Po, graduate of the ENA (National School of Administration), doctor of law, professor, writer… and above all, a patron! With an inherited €147 million, he funds the education of thousands of students around the world.
No Rolex or Ferrari, but a €120 watch and extreme rigor: Odon personally awards the scholarships to the students to prevent misappropriation. The result? A 100% success rate in Vietnam, 93% in Benin... Striking figures!
No swank life either: a "small apartment" in the 6th arrondissement, a view of a wall. And he lives on his teacher's salary, like a modern monk!
Is the social ladder broken? Not for Odon, who believes in pure and simple meritocracy. Help, yes, but no welfare!
Catholicism, between grandeur and scandals... Between pedophilia cases and the defense of the Roma, where does religious morality fit in? A heated debate with a Benedict XVI who washes (a little) whiter than John Paul II.
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