Dutch-American model and modeling agent (1939–1980)
Wilhelmina Cooper
Cooper photographed by Edgar de Evia circa 1960s
Born
Wilhelmina Gertrud Frieda Behmenburg
(1939-05-11)11 May 1939
Culemborg, Gelderland, Netherlands
Died
1 March 1980(1980-03-01) (aged 40)
Greenwich, Connecticut, U.S.
Other names
Winnie Hart
Spouse
Bruce Cooper
(m. 1965)
Children
2
Modeling information
Height
5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)[1][2]
Hair color
Dark brown
Eye color
Brown
Wilhelmina Gertrud Frieda Cooper (née Behmenburg; 11 May 1939 – 1 March 1980) was a Dutch-American model who began with Ford Models, and at the peak of her success, founded her own agency, Wilhelmina Models, in New York City in 1967.[3]
^Cooper, Wilhelmina (27 February 1972). "How Tough Is It to Become a Top Model and Cover Girl?". Tri City Herald – Family Weekly.
^Cooper, Wilhelmina (1978). The New You. New York: Simon and Schuster. p. 17. ISBN 0-671-22487-5.
^"Wilhelmina Cooper obituary". TIME. 17 March 1980. Archived from the original on 2 December 2008. Retrieved on 6 August 2008.
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