Jean Shrimpton born 1942 is an English model and actress. She was an icon of Swinging London and is considered to be one of the world's first supermodels.
At London Airport with "boyfriend" Terence Stamp 1966 #EGI
Covert TG, MTF
She appeared on numerous magazine covers including Vogue, Harper’s Bazaar, Vanity Fair, Glamour, Elle, Ladies’ Home Journal, Newsweek, and Time.
In 2009, Harper’s Bazaar named Shrimpton one of the 26 best models of all time.
Jean Shrimpton
In the club!
These days, Shrimpton lives in Cornwall, where she owns and runs the Abbey Hotel. She abruptly retired and retreated to the West Country in her early thirties, and has stayed clear of the limelight since.
Jean Shrimpton (the model known as '"The Shrimp."
caused huge controversy in 1965 by wearing a miniskirt to Derby Day in the lead up to the Melbourne Cup. 1/
2/ “The most beautiful girl in the world” had stepped out at Flemington Racecourse wearing a minidress five inches above her knees, with no hat, stockings or gloves.
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Born 1943 in Hampstead, London, English actress Valerie Leon started as a trainee fashion buyer at Harrods. One day, Leon went to an audition which led her to her become a chorus girl and then appearing in films.
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Valerie Leon , a covert TG
Man Hands and Long arms!
Illusion wearing off in old age.
The Coal Queens:
Photographs show the glamorous side of coal mining in Northumberland from the 1950s
The Coal Queen pageant was a tradition that ran until the 1980s within mining communities.
The coronation of “Her Majesty the Coal Queen” 1952
Durham Coal Queen Jean Robson 👀🚶♂️
Coal Queens could be the wife, sister or daughter of pit workers and would be crowned each year at local miners’ picnics or carnivals. The competition added a touch of glamour and femininity to the heavy, dirty and gritty nature of their work.
According to Cecil Beaton, in his The Book of Beauty: "The Ruthven Twins are the most striking pair. Richly carved with large full mouths, high cheek bones, and knobbly noses,they are as decorative as a pair of Assyrian rams."
Well-known socialites, the Ruthven twins, aka the Hon. Alison and the Hon. Margaret Ruthven, briefly took the stage as the Ralli Twins in the 1920s, appearing in the " Shake Your Feet" at the London Hippodrome. 1927
1927: Guests attending a charity ball
Left to right, standing:
John Foster, John Barron, Lady Jean Ruthven, Mr Thomas, Claude Duveen.
Left to right, seated:
Hon Allison Ruthven, Hon Margaret Ruthven and the Hon Adele Biddulph. #EGI