Christian De Massy

About Christian de Massy

Christian de Massy was born on Monaco’s then national feast day. His existence reads like a Hollywood screenplay; the unwitting protagonist of a coup attempt as a child, his rebellious spirit saw him expelled from le Rosey , the « school of kings », A ring bearer for Princess Grace’s wedding, He drove through Africa in the 70s , was a race car driver, trekked the Andes and canoed down the Amazon.He worked on a tea farm, played soccer in Rhodesia, won a Rolls Royce in a late night bet, survived a crash that totaled his Ferrari, gambled his way to a small fortune, was one of the first Western entrepreneurs in the pre-1989 Eastern Bloc and founded a luxury brands company in Monaco. He was a judge for Miss Colombia beauty pageant, drove from Alaska to Ushaia and served 11 years as a Diplomat. He figured in « Town and country’s » New York international 400 set and the most eligible bachelors list . Divorced four times, De Massy is an intriguing figure and personality for whom « honoring thy word » is a lifelong maxim.

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« Doing what you like is freedom, liking what you do is happiness »

A key witness of the changes in Monaco from the glamorous  high society and « Dolce vita » of the 70s to the petro dollars, Oligarchs of today. He prefers to motorcycle across the globe, chronicling his ventures past and present, living his life unapologetically, just as he has always done.