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Wilhelmina Cooper

Wilhelmina Cooper
Cooper photographed by Edgar de Evia circa 1960s
Born
Wilhelmina Gertrud Frieda Behmenburg

(1939-05-11)11 May 1939
Culemborg, Gelderland, Netherlands
Died1 March 1980(1980-03-01) (aged 40)
Other namesWinnie Hart
Spouse
Bruce Cooper
(m. 1965)
Children2
Modeling information
Height5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)[1][2]
Hair colorDark brown
Eye colorBrown

Wilhelmina Gertrud Frieda Cooper (née Behmenburg; 11 May 1939 – 1 March 1980) was a Dutch-American 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.[3]

  1. ^ Cooper, Wilhelmina (27 February 1972). "How Tough Is It to Become a Top Model and Cover Girl?". Tri City Herald – Family Weekly.
  2. ^ Cooper, Wilhelmina (1978). The New You. New York: Simon and Schuster. p. 17. ISBN 0-671-22487-5.
  3. ^ "Wilhelmina Cooper obituary". TIME. 17 March 1980. Archived from the original on 2 December 2008. Retrieved on 6 August 2008.

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