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Being dubbed “The Girl Everybody Stares At” is no small feat, but it still doesn’t completely encapsulate the impact of Veruschka. Born Vera Gottliebe Anna Gräfin von Lehndorff-Steinort on May 14, 1939, Veruschka grew up in the midst of World War II-torn Prussia to a countess mother and aristocrat father. After moving to Florence at the age of 20, Veruschka was scouted and immediately swept away by a New York City modeling agency. Initially, despite her towering frame and piercing features, the rising model’s Amazonian look was unwelcome in the era’s Twiggy-esque ideals of beauty. Throughout years of high-profile covers, several notable acting gigs, and close friendships with tastemakers from fashion editors to Salvador Dalí, Veruschka became one of the most recognizable and in-demand models of the 1960s. At her peak she was earning ,000 per day—an unprecedented wage at the time—setting the precedent for decades of top-tier models to come. On the supermodel’s birthday, CR curates candid flicks and vintage gems from before she changed her industry forever.
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