Ivy nicholson balmain gown 1940s
Ivy nicholson balmain gown 1940s
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Ivy Nicholson
American model and actress (–)
Ivy Nicholson (February 22, – October 25, ) was an American model and actress.[1][2]
Early life
Nicholson grew up in Cypress Hills, New York.[3]World magazine reported that she was "born to a humble working-class family".[4] She started working as a model at [3][4] She first modeled in a Brooklyn department store, after winning a beauty contest.[5] In her teens she settled in Greenwich Village and worked in the Garment District.[5]
Model
She appeared on the covers of major fashion magazines such as Vogue[3][6]Harper's Bazaar,[7]Life,[3]Mademoiselle[7] and Elle.[6]
In the mid-Fifties she was romantically linked with Colin Tennant, son of the second Baron Glenconnor.[8]
Nicholson moved to Italy and worked for fashion designers such as Irene Galitzine, Fernanda Gat