| Mr. Villar, a property tycoon, focused on his rags-to-riches story, but his image was reportedly tarnished by corruption allegations. |
| Jean Chretien is an outsider, an arriviste, and a rags-to-riches political scrapper. |
| The amalgam of American idealism and rags-to-riches dreams is irresistible. |
| From the moment she had her rags-to-riches moment on Télé Dimanche, the Mireille Mathieu legend was born. |
| A tour of the Hermitage today includes the thrilling rags-to-riches story of a gallant frontiersman, chivalrous romantic, and political reformer. |
| What shifts popcorn is escapism and heroism: rags-to-riches, rise-and-fall, fantasy and superheroes. |
