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1. www.smh.com.au › entertainment › celebritySonia McMahon: Elegance, loyalty and that dress

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   Apr 3, 2010 · Nearly 20 years after the White House visit, she wore a replica of that dress - the original is in Sydney's Powerhouse Museum - in a cabaret skit for charity.

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3. www.smh.com.au › politics › federalFrom the Archives, 1971: Sonia stuns White House

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   Flashback. This was published 2 years ago. From the Archives, 1971: Sonia stuns White House. Fifty years ago, Sonia McMahon’s daring full-length dress caused a sensation when she and her husband, Prime Minister Billy McMahon, dined with US President Richard Nixon. Roy Macartney and AAP. November 2, 2021 — 12.00am. Normal text size.

4. www.couriermail.com.au › news › sonia-mcmahonSonia McMahon remembered for her elegance, loyalty and that dress

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   Apr 3, 2010 · Nearly 20 years after the White House visit, she wore a replica of that dress -- the original is in Sydney's Powerhouse Museum -- in a cabaret skit for charity.

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   Who is Sonia McMahon?

   • Sonia McMahon, loyal wife of one of Australia's least-admired prime ministers, will always be remembered for that dress which wowed and scandalised the White House in 1971.

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   Was Sonia McMahon a prime minister?

   • William McMahon was the Prime Minister of Australia from 1971 to 1972. Sonia McMahon was prime ministerial spouse for less than 2 years, in 1971–72. She was, however, a ‘political wife’ for 17 years – from her marriage to William McMahon in 1965, until his retirement from politics in 1982.

   William McMahon's partner: Sonia McMahon | naa.gov.au

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   What did Mrs McMahon and Mrs Nixon wear at the White House?

   • Mrs McMahon and Mrs Nixon follow their husbands downstairs at the White House. She wore the most daring but tasteful gown seen at the White House during the Nixon Administration, and she looked stunning. The dress was a regal cream full-length, slit to the thighs, with continuing side-panels filled with flesh-coloured material.

   From the Archives, 1971: Sonia stuns White House - The Sydney Morning

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   Did Sonia stun the White House?

   • Sonia stuns White House WASHINGTON, Wednesday. — “How beautiful,” said President Nixon. One of the “most-talked about costumes yet to appear in the White House,” said the “Washington Post.”

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6. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Sonia_McMahonSonia McMahon - Wikipedia

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   Later that year, Sonia McMahon made world headlines after being photographed at the White House wearing a revealing dress in the company of her husband and United States president Richard Nixon. The white full-length dress featured see-through slits down both sides.

   • Born: Sonia Rachel Hopkins, 1 August 1932, Strathfield, New South Wales, Australia
   • Preceded by: Bettina Gorton

   • Children: 3; including Julian
   • Succeeded by: Margaret Whitlam

7. www.nixonfoundation.org › 2010 › 04Sonia's Dress » Richard Nixon Foundation

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   Apr 17, 2010 · Sonia’s Dress. Apr 17, 2010 | News, The New Nixon. On April 2, Lady Sonia McMahon, widow of Sir William McMahon who was Australia’s prime minister during most of President Nixon’s first term, died at the age of 77.

8. www.naa.gov.au › william-mcmahon › partnerWilliam McMahon's partner: Sonia McMahon | naa.gov.au

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   She accompanied the Prime Minister on most official travel, including the visit to the United States in November 1971 where she wore a dress then thought very revealing to a White House dinner. The following year, the McMahons visited the Northern Territory, with agitation for land rights a major political issue.

9. www.legacy.com › us › obituariesSonia McMahon Obituary (1932-2010) - Legacy Remembers

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   Apr 2, 2010 · Nearly 20 years after the White House visit, she wore a replica of that dress - the original is in Sydney's Powerhouse Museum - in a cabaret skit for charity.