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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...last moment, high-strung Stylist Norman Hartnell decided that one of his mannequins, delightful Miss Ricki Richardson, who is expected to be a riot in South America, simply would not do for presentation to Their Majesties. Abruptly Mr. Hartnell substituted for Ricki Richardson a mannequin who has often modeled for Queen Elizabeth, majestic Daphne Osborn Jenkyn. Miss Jenkyn was introduced to Her Majesty as Miss Richardson. But The Queen called her "Jenkyn...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: GREAT BRITAIN: Mannequins of Empire | 3/3/1941 | See Source »

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