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Wilhelmina Gertrud Frieda Cooper (née Behmenburg; 11 May 1939 – 1 March 1980) was a Dutch-American model who began with Ford Models, and at the peak of her success, founded her own agency, Wilhelmina Models, in New York City in 1967.
May 7, 2024 · Wilhelmina Cooper (born May 1, 1939, Culemborg, Netherlands—died March 1, 1980, Greenwich, Connecticut, U.S.) was a Dutch-born fashion model and businesswoman who, with her husband, founded the modeling agency Wilhelmina Models Inc.
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Oct 11, 2015 · Wilhelmina Cooper (1 May 1939 – 1 March 1980) was a Dutch model who began with Ford Models and, at the peak of her success, founded her own agency, Wilhelmina Models, in New York City in 1967. Born Wilhelmina Behmenburg in Culemborg, the Netherlands, she was known professionally simply as “ Wilhelmina ,” or “ Willy ” to intimates.
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Wilhelmina was one of the biggest models of the early 1960s, appearing on 255 magazine covers and earning $100,000 a year. She also faced discrimination, diets, and a tragic end to her life.
Mar 3, 1980 · Wilhelmina Behmenburg Cooper, the Dutch-born model who was known professionally as Wilhelmina and who later presided over her own modeling and talent agency, died of cancer Saturday at Greenwich...
Since its founding in 1967 by Dutch supermodel Wilhelmina Cooper, Wilhelmina Models has earned its prestigious standing as an industry leader by providing full-spectrum model management for women, men and fitness models, as well as entertainers and musicians.
