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Grandma and Rudolph Valentino
Beautiful lady
Submitted by noelani on Mon, 12/06/2010 - 2:39pm.
This is a beautiful picture of your very photogenic grandmother. She should have been in the movies!
This doesn't look like Valentino. I wonder if it was just the pilot of that plane. Valentino did judge lots of beauty pageants in the early 20s, sponsored by Mineralava, the manufacturers of a "beauty clay" that supposedly restored the skin, after being worn on the face for forty minutes. It would have been quite a thrill to be chosen as the most beautiful by Rudy!
Miss Toronto
Submitted by Anonymous Tipster on Sat, 06/21/2008 - 6:58pm.
appears as though Miss Toronto of 1923 was selected as the ultimate winner of a beauty contest judged by Valentino - links, here: http://www.accessmylibrary.com/coms2/summary_0286-31095707_ITM and here: http://www.midnightpalace.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=... - the photo doesn't look like Rudolph though - anyone know what kind of airplane (engine above her; you can see the crank) she is sitting in??
is that really?
Submitted by MabelNormand on Sun, 08/19/2007 - 3:58pm.
is that really rudolph valentino?
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