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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.〔 Retrieved on August 6, 2008.〕 ==Early life and career== Born Wilhelmina Behmenburg in Culemborg, the Netherlands, she was known professionally simply as "Wilhelmina," or "Willy" to intimates. Wilhelmina grew up in Oldenburg, Germany.〔(How Tough Is It to Become A Top Model ) in Tri City Herald, 1972〕 She moved with her family to Chicago, Illinois, USA, in 1954. She became one of the most famous models of the 1950s and 1960s. During her career as a model she was on the cover of 255 magazines.〔 Retrieved on August 6, 2008.〕 She also holds the record for most covers on American ''Vogue'', appearing 27 or 28 times.〔 According to her obituary in ''Time'' magazine:
In 1965 she married Bruce Cooper, former executive producer of ''The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson''. In 1967 they founded Wilhelmina Models, which became the other leading model agency alongside Ford Models, years before Elite Model Management and other agencies began. Cooper's agency played a major role in launching the career of Naomi Sims, credited as the first African-American supermodel. Sims began her modeling career in the mid-1960s but despite a breakthrough appearance in the ''New York Times'' fashion supplement in 1967, she found it difficult to get work. Sims approached Cooper and told her that she would send out copies of the ''Times'' supplement to agencies and that Cooper would receive a commission on any work Sims received from this. Within a year, Sims was earning US$1000 a week; in 1968 she appeared on the cover of the ''Ladies' Home Journal'' and the following year she appeared on the cover of ''Life'' magazine.〔(London ''Telegraph'' - Naomi Sims obituary; accessed 9 August 2009 )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Wilhelmina Cooper」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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