Lillian Lamont

Tall, slender, with sharp features that photographed beautifully, she made her mark decades before the modern supermodel era. Lillian Lamont was born on Sunday 2nd of February 1908 in the United States. She was an American model of Caucasian ethnicity, and her straight identity was noted in her era's records. Her career flourished through the 1930s and 1940s. She died on Monday 22nd of June 1953, at the age of 45. Her work predated the term "supermodel" yet she embodied its meaning. Today, she is remembered as a pioneering figure in American fashion. Her look was unmistakable. She left a quiet but lasting legacy.