

She had no telephone and couldn’t afford to take the bus, so she would roller skate to her jobs. The rates she was originally paid didn’t cover her or her mother’s expenses, and she was extremely malnourished – so much so that clothes had to be stuffed when she wore them. She is also famously known for being the muse of Salvador Dali. She was featured on the cover later that year. Her career did kick into gear when she signed a modelling contract at 15 years old with Vogue. When she was 13, she was approached by a photographer’s wife who asked her to model for them, but the photos did not turn out well. Wang continues to work and strives to challenge himself daily and take risks often. He moved on to become infatuated with and perform “Living Statue” pieces, one which eventually led to him being censored by the government for 10 years. In younger days, he worked as an actor, but had to quit after 20 years of stage acting when he developed autonomic disorder. Wang Deshun keeps up a strict and rigorous fitness regimen to maintain his physique, and has been doing so since he was 60. The photo was sent to the fashion label’s chairperson, who turned out to have been taught by Wang in her youth! And the rest was history. How had he wound up on the stage? His daughter was playing the music for the fashion show, and a photo of her father on her phone caught the eye of a director. Within hours, he was known as the world’s hottest grandpa. Wang Deshun shot to fame when a video of him walking a catwalk for a fashion show shirtless with a strong and fierce style went viral.

She has featured is a number of films and even provided backing vocals on some musical tracks. She left the modelling world in 1975 after being told to change her look to better fit in with the other popular models at the time.ĭespite officially leaving the huge fashion scene, she still regularly walks on catwalks and some magazines. At the height of her career, she earned up to $10,000 per day.

Veruschka has appeared on multiple magazine covers, including a few in each of the most popular Vogue magazines. Standing at six feet tall, she was the first superstar model in the 1960s. However, what really made her famous was her brief five-minute cameo in the film “Blow Up” in 1966. Country: Russia (born) moved to Italy, America, and GermanyĪlso known as Countess Vera von Lehndorff-Steinort, and professionally known as Veruschka, this model’s rise to fame began when she was discovered by a photographer in Florence.
