Word: johannesson
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Dates: during 1945-1945
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...Lenore Johannesson, Miss Canada [TIME, Aug. 6], you say: "They [a sculptor, a painter, a photographer] refrained from comment on her streamlined figure, which is neither Canadian nor classic." Then, presumably as the classic, you give us the measurements of Venus de Milo. It is not Venus de Milo who is regarded by classicists as having the classic figure. It is Venus de' Medici...
Winnipeg's willowy, blond Lenore Johannesson, 17, had been chosen as the "typical" Canadian girl, and her specifications were published for all to read. The details: hips, 36 in., bust 36, waist 26, calf 14, ankle 8½. She is 5 ft. 8½ in. tall, weighs...