Mata Hari is known to all as a performer of exotic dances. They consisted in the fact that by the end of the performance, Mata was naked. With her beauty, she broke the hearts of many.
Mata Hari was born on August 7, 1876 in the city of Leeuwarden in northern Holland. Her real name was Margaret Gertrude Celle. The pseudonym Mata Hari means "the eye of the morning dawn." During the theater performances, Mata was so beautiful and elegant that the audience could not take her eyes off her.
She shocked many with her oriental dances. One of the famous rooms was "Fire Dance". Once the dancer said: "My success was not due to the art of dance, but to the fact that the first dared to take off her clothes." Mata danced in Madrid, Monte Carlo, Berlin. Everywhere her performances were successful.
Her earnings were very high. But Mata was a spender, therefore, her house was constantly visited by creditors. She was the mistress of famous people, officials, princes, academics and many others. Her true love was the Russian pilot Maslov. But they were never destined to be together.
In a beautiful life, everything changed when the First World War came. Fewer fans appeared at performances, Mata Hari began to earn less. She was offered to work as a spy. With her charming appearance, she was able to get all the necessary information.
One day after the failure of the operation, it was accused that Mata is a double agent. Because of this, she was sentenced to death. Mata Hari's life ended on October 17, 1917 near Paris.
