Remembering supermodel/agent Wilhelmina Cooper on her Birthday, May 1, 1939 - March 1, 1980

 

Wilhelmina in aquamarine brocade matelassé dress, the top has a stiff stand-away neck over a short, full skirt that's sashed, by Givenchy, gloves by Grandoe, coiffure by Verdi, photo by Irving Penn, Vogue, November 15, 1962

 

Wilhelmina in long black crêpe dress and jacket with a deep slanted flounce at the hem and flounced sleeves by Givenchy, coiffure by Verdi, photo by Irving Penn, Vogue, November 15, 1962

 

Remembering supermodel/agent Wilhelmina Cooper on her Birthday, May 1, 1939 - March 1, 1980
Wilhelmina appeared on the cover of Vogue a record 28 times. Here are 9 of them.

 

Wilhelmina in white matte jersey gown worn with spectacular stole of chiffon and floating white ostrich by Shannon Rodgers for Jerry Silverman, coiffure by Kenneth, photo by Irving Penn, Vogue, December 1, 1963

 

Wilhelmina's Japanese inspired make-up is by Gil of the Max Factor Salon in Rome, coiffure is by Kenneth, photo by David Bailey, Vogue, September 15, 1964

 

Wilhelmina in blue silk-crèpe dress with hand-painted flowers by Galanos, earrings by Ingeborg/Giorgio Sant Angelo for Richelieu, coiffure by Marc Sinclair, photo by Irving Penn, Vogue,  Apr. 1, 1966

 

Wilhelmina's coiffure by Carita, photo by Guy Arsac, L'Officiel 1962

 

Wilhelmina in floor-length opera knit dress and coat by Lee Herman, coral ring by Seaman Schepps, coiffure by Caruso, photo by Richard Avedon, Harper's Bazaar, September 1963

 

Wilhelmina in colorful long cotton evening dress, sleeveless, with dipped low neckline, skirt is slim in front and flared in back with matching ruffled stole, by Adele Simpson, jewelry by Van Cleef & Arpels, photo by Irving Penn, Vogue, April 15, 1962

 

Wilhelmina is wearing rosewood domed rings with diamonds and rosewood blade in gold-handled letter opener by Van Cleef & Arpels Boutique, make-up by Fabergé Cosmetics, photo by Bert Stern, Vogue, March 15, 1964

 

Wilhelmina is wearing a zebra-patterned bracelet of enamel and diamonds on gold by David Webb, lipstick by Tussy, photo by Irving Penn, Vogue, March 1, 1964

 

Wilhelmina in a one-piece dress with a small top of double red chiffon tied over a chiffon skirt in a heavenly shade of blue by Sarmi, jewelry from Tiffany, photo by Irving Penn, Vogue, March 1, 1964

 

Wilhelmina with black-napped Corfam op-art pump and strapped spectator in golden napped Corfam with lizard trim by Julianelli, Vogue, August 15, 1965

Wilhelmina with divine black-napped Corfam pump and mink-brown napped Corfam buckled pump by Delman, chinchilla fur by Georges Kaplan, Vogue, August 15, 1965

Wilhelmina with red strapped Corfam pump and gold napped Corfam pump with French faille trim by Palizzio, Vogue, August 15, 1965

Wilhelmina in coral dress of wool crêpe by Hannah Troy, jewelry by David Webb, cover photo by Karen Radkai, Vogue January 15, 1962

Wilhelmina in slip of brushstroked shadings in blue, green and olive of tricot and Antron nylon that won't mar sleek clothes lines, by Munsingwear, photo by Karen Radkai, Vogue, February 15, 1962

Wilhelmina in greatcoat of horizontally worked squirrel in soft gray by Maximilian, leopard fedora by Lilly Daché, kidskin gloves by Kislav, photo by Irving Penn, Vogue, January 1, 1963

Wilhelmina in a two-piece dress of supple shimmery white silk by Bill Blass for Maurice Rentner, white roller by Emme, photo by Irving Penn, Vogue, January 1, 1963