He was the second of five children born to Maurice Dior, a wealthy fertilizer manufacturer (the family firm was Dior Frères), and his wife, formerly Madeleine Martin.
Тој е вториот од петте деца родени да Maurice Dior, богатиот производител (на семејството фирма беше Dior Frères), и неговата сопруга, поранешен Медлин Мартин.