The Beauty of Retrospect, Special Supermodel Edition: Beverly Johnson, Casually

Exactly what makes Beverly Johnson a top model after so many years?

Maybe it's her ability to strike a casual, natural pose like this one without even trying.

Interestingly, she originally aspired to be a criminal justice lawyer.

The Beauty of Retrospect, Special Supermodel Edition: Nancy Dutiel, Double Image

I didn't think I'd be returning to the subject of former Lancôme model Nancy Dutiel so soon, but I just had to share this picture!

This double image, showing her in both black and white and in color, really brings out her beauty in a unique way. Double images of Nancy Dutiel were regularly used in her early Lancôme print ads, accompanied by the slogan "From sensible to sensational." :-D

The Beauty of Retrospect, Special Supermodel Edition: Nancy Dutiel, In Close-Up

This stunning close-up photo of Nancy Dutiel is from early in her tenure as the spokesmodel for Lancôme in the United States.

As I've indicated here before, Nancy Dutiel's stint with Lancôme was very brief, but it produced some memorable print ads and even a few captivating TV ads, where she displayed her incredible figure and poise as well as her undeniably beautiful face. Isabella Rossellini, who replaced her, may have had star power, but Nancy Dutiel had a unique blend of sexiness and style that made her such a lovely presence.

This picture should certainly make that obvious. :-)

The Beauty Of Retrospect, Special Supermodel Edition: Nancy Donahue

With her trim figure and fresh appearance, Nancy Donahue was undoubtedly one of the greatest high-profile fashion models of the 1980s. That's why I'm featuring her again here.

Born and raised in Massachusetts, Nancy Donahue was discovered by Mademoiselle magazine while in college after she won a modeling contest. She appeared in numerous magazines and ad campaigns throughout the eighties, and while she had plenty of beauty and glamour, she also projected a unique Boston Irish sensibility and panache that no one else could match. :-)

These days, Nancy Donahue is an entrepreneur, having co-founded a company selling a beauty product that . . .

On second thought, why not check out her product for yourself at this link? :-) The site explains it better than I can.

The picture above is a more recent photo of Nancy Donahue, demonstrating how ageless her beauty really is. :-)

The Beauty of Retrospect, Estée Lauder Women: Karen Graham

You saw this coming, of course. :-)

I don't know if what can say about Karen Graham that I haven't already said, but it's amazing that I'm still finding pictures of her that I haven't seen. But then, her fifteen-year stint as Estée Lauder's official spokesmodel and a three-year comeback at the turn of the millenium would produce a lot of pics, wouldn't they? :-D

The above ad shows a conservatively dressed Karen Graham in muted, autumnal tones. The picture below is much more sexy. :-D

This photo, from a 1981 Cinnabar ad, shows our heroine in a strapless, low-cut red dress. How regal. ;-)

The Beauty of Retrospect, Estée Lauder Women: Shaun Casey

Shaun Casey, you will recall, served as an Estée Lauder spokesmodel concurrently with Karen Graham in the early eighties before both were replaced by Willow Bay. Although Ms. Casey's run was brief, it produced memorable Victor Skrebneski photos like the black-and-white one below.

Very nautical looking. :-)

I forget the Lauder product this was meant to advertise, but does that really matter? :-D

The Latest Numbers

I have now posted 353 different women on this blog.

For the next several days, I'll be posting pictures of women previously shown here, including a few of them - actresses, mostly - who have gone on to new projects (movies, new television shows) since I last depicted them. Not a bad idea to catch up what they are or have been doing, eh?

I'll get back to newly featured women later.