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Audrey Munson
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![]() Munson with Buzzer the cat in 1915
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Audrey Marie Munson
June 8, 1891 Rochester, New York, U.S.
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Died | February 20, 1996 Ogdensburg, New York, U.S.
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(aged 104)
Resting place | New Haven Cemetery |
Nationality | American |
Occupation | Artist's model, actress |
Years active | 1909–1921 |
Audrey Marie Munson (June 8, 1891 – February 20, 1996) was an American artist's model and film actress, today considered "America's First Supermodel." In her time, she was variously known as "Miss Manhattan", the "Panama–Pacific Girl", the "Exposition Girl" and "American Venus." She was the model or inspiration for more than twelve statues in New York City, and many others elsewhere.
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