Salma Hayek is married to François-Henri Pinault, a French billionaire businessman and CEO of the luxury group Kering, which owns brands like Gucci, Yves Saint Laurent, Balenciaga, and Alexander McQueen
. They met in 2006, started dating that year, and have been married since February 14, 2009, after a civil ceremony in Paris followed by a religious ceremony in Venice
. They have one daughter together, Valentina Paloma Pinault
. Despite initial hesitation and a phobia of marriage on Salma Hayek's part, their families orchestrated the wedding, which she has described as a kind of intervention, but she has expressed deep love and emotional stability in the marriage
. Hayek has publicly defended their relationship against assumptions that she married him for his wealth, emphasizing their strong, loving partnership
. In summary, Salma Hayek is married to François-Henri Pinault, a prominent French businessman and billionaire, and they have maintained a stable and loving marriage for over 15 years
