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Lisa Fonssagrives (born Lisa Birgitta Bernstone; 17 May 1911 – 4 February 1992), was a Swedish model, dancer, sculptor, and photographer. She is widely credited with having been the first supermodel.
Aug 24, 2015 · Long before Gisele Bündchen, Cindy Crawford, or Linda Evangelista ruled the runways, fashion was held in the sway of the very first supermodel, Lisa Fonssagrives. Born in Sweden, in 1911 ...
Feb 6, 1992 · Lisa Fonssagrives-Penn, a leading fashion model in the 1940's and 50's, died Tuesday at New York Hospital. She was 80 years old and lived in Huntington L.I. She died...
Aug 24, 2014 · Born Lisa Birgitta Bernstone (May 17, 1911), Lisa Fonssagrives-Penn spends her childhood in Uddevalla, Sweden. As a young girl she takes up painting, sculpting and dancing. At 17, her parents want her to take cooking lessons, but Lisa is determined to pursue dancing.
Feb 4, 1992 · Lisa Fonssagrives (born Lisa Birgitta Bernstone; 17 May 1911 – 4 February 1992), was a Swedish fashion model widely credited with having been the first supermodel. She was also the wife of American photographer Irving Penn.
Jan 19, 2019 · Lisa Fonssagrives was one of the top models of the Mid-Century. An elfin blonde of extreme slimness with killer cheekbones and a tip tilted nose, her extreme shyness translated as hauteur and her dance training made her poses exquisite.
Regarded by many as the world's first supermodel, Swedish Lisa Fonssagrives-Penn was a woman whose many talents extended beyond her much-photographed beauty. On the 30th anniversary of her death, we look at the life and legacy of a true fashion icon
Aug 25, 2015 · Long before Gisele Bündchen, Cindy Crawford, or Linda Evangelista ruled the runways, fashion was held in the sway of the very first supermodel, Lisa Fonssagrives. Born in Sweden, in 1911, Fonssagrives was already a trained dancer and sculptor before having her photos taken by Horst P. Horst in 1936. Fonssagrives’s preternaturally elegant ...
Lisa Fonssagrives Penn 1911-1992. She was an extraordinary woman—wife, mother, partner, and inspiration. She was never trivial. There was a gravitas about her that imposed...
Feb 9, 1997 · Lisa Fonssagrives, a self-described ''good clothes hanger,'' was a leading figure during the 1940's and 50's in the business of being beautiful. A consummate...
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