Rita Hayworth, Maybelline’s sexiest model, ever.
During the filming of GILDA, Rita Hayworth appeared in this Maybelline ad. She was such a big hit that her dress, her glove, her pose became an icon
She was the leading lady to the world’s leading men – She danced with Fred Astaire and Gene Kelly – acted with Tracy, Grant, Cagney and Cooper – she was married to Orson Welles and Aly Khan.
Rita Hayworth was America’s favorite pin-up girl – she was the folly, grandeur, romance and beauty of Hollywood in it’s prime – when it dazzled not only America, but the entire world. She was the incomparable Rita Hayworth.
Rita Hayworth: Portrait of a Love Godess – by John Kobal – 1983 Biography of America’s Fave Pin-Up Girl.
Rita Hayworth, magazine covers, with Frank Sinatra singing “I’ve Got You Under My Skin.”
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