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This fabulous lady is Carmen Dell' Orefice, an American model and actress born in 1931. Carmen's parents were Italian (of course!) and Hungarian.
She got started on a cover of Vogue in 1947 at the age of 15
Despite modeling, Carmen, who lived with her mother were poor. They had no telephone and Vogue sent runners to their apartment to let Carmen know about modeling jobs. She roller-skated to assignments to save bus fares. Carmen was so malnourished that famed fashion photographers had to pin back dresses and stuff her body with tissue.
On July 19, 2011 she was awarded an honorary doctorate from the University of the Arts London, in recognition of her contribution to the fashion industry. The university also presented a dedicated retrospective exhibition curated showing Carmen’s Vogue covers, some of her finest modelling moments, and photographs from her personal archives.
Source: Wikipedia
Did I mention, when I grow up I wanna be like her?
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