Posted by Eva Voorhees on September 12, 2009 · 17 Comments
Rosie Vela was born Roseanne Vela in Galveston Texas on November 11, 1954.
Vela’s family later moved to Arkansas, where she attended the University of Arkansas. Whilst studying art and music, Vela also began modeling. She married the Arkansas born musician, Jimmy Roberts, but he died of cancer shortly after. Following this, Vela moved to New [...]
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Posted by Eva Voorhees on August 11, 2009 · 7 Comments
Patricia “Patti” Elvina Hansen (born March 17, 1956) is a American model and actress.
Hansen, who is of Norwegian ancestry, was born and raised in the Tottenville section of Staten Island, New York. The youngest of six children, Hansen was discovered by photographer Peter Gert at age 14. After Gert took Hansen to a party hosted [...]
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Posted by Eva Voorhees on August 11, 2009 · 7 Comments
Nancy Donahue (born 16 February 1958) is an American fashion model and actress.
The daughter of a noted lawyer and a philanthropist mother, Donahue grew up in Boston, Massachusetts. While attending Lasell College in Wellesley, Massachusetts, she was discovered by Mademoiselle magazine after winning a modeling competition. She appeared in the August, 1978 edition and went [...]
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