An unknown woman, who drowned in Paris, has become the only person with the most kissed face in the world

According to popular myth, at the end of the 19th century, a young girl's lifeless body was pulled from Paris' Quai Francois Mitterrand, which was then called Quai du Louvre, the Daily Mail reported. As no signs of violence could be found on her, it was decided she had committed suicide, with some stories suggesting it was a case of unrequited love that prompted her death. And since no one could identify her, a plaster mask of her face was made and hung outside a shop door. Generations later she was still inspiring those fascinated by her mysterious story, and a practical - and life-saving - use was found for her fair visage. According to his company website Asmund Laerdal, the founder of Laerdal Medical, based in Stavanger, Norway, became a pioneer for making resuscitation aids out of soft plastic. A user of CPR, in the 1950s he developed Resusci Annie, otherwise known as Rescue Annie, a life-like mannequin used to train people in mouth-to-mouth resuscitation. His website says he was so moved by the unknown woman's tragic background, he adopted her mask for his first-aid doll. Her beautiful face, used as the model for medical workers learning how to give the "kiss of life", is also known as 'L'Inconnue de la Seine' - or "the unknown woman from the Seine". Millions have been taught how to breathe life into the face of the girl who is believed to have taken her own, making her the most kissed girl in the world.