Cover Girls and Supermodels 1945-1965

by Jean-Noël Liaut

In this glorious world of catwalks, glossy magazines, cameras and couturiers, who were the [women] behind the smiles and poses? These cameo biographies reveal a world of incredible elegance and beauty. [biography][culture]

221 pages, Paperback

First published February 1, 1994

About the author

Jean-Noël Liaut is a French writer, translator and journalist. He is the author of several biographies and essays, including Bizarre Angels A Century of Eccentrics (2001), Karen Blixen: An African Odyssey (2004), The Many Lives of Miss K. (2013), In Praise of Bitches (2013), Sisters in Rebellion : Elsa Triolet & Lili Brik (2015), She, Edmonde (2017), Nancy Mitford : The Lady of Gentleman Street (2019), Andy Warhol The White Fox (2021), The Rebellious Princess (life of Gayatri Devi, Maharani of Jaipur, 2023) and a volume of diaries, Ferociously Yours (2005). His books have been translated into English, Italian, Greek, Polish, Russian, Dutch, Spanish, Ukrainian and Chinese.

Reviews

[Liquidlasagna · Rating 5 out of 5]

has the tale of Suzy Parker

first supermodel of the 1950s to make $1000 an week
flirted with being an actress till 1970
and a photographer too after modelling

even had her two arms broken when her father was driving and they got hit by a train
not sure when the date of that was, mid-late 50s perhaps

I'd actually like to know what her camera and lenses were and if any of her photos were famous
Maybe she had a Leica, or a Linhof or one of the new 'updated' hassleblads

curious what a supermodel would do as photography

mind you didn't Gina Lolabridgida flirt with 1960s Japanese Cameras, or was that merely her Cuckoo Laid an Egg, corporate murder mystery with lots of chicken poop