Soda Jerk & Fashion Model ~ Leonie Vernet 1950s

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Bonnie Thomas has created an extensive Top 50s Models Album for Leonie Vernet:
http://www.minimadmod60s.com/gallery2/main.php?g2_itemId=85035

Included is an interesting article from the August 9, 1954 Life magazine about Leonie's Double Life as both popular fashion model and hometown soda jerk:

Soda Jerk & Fashion Model ~ Leonie Vernet 1950s LeonieVernet_1954_Aug9_Life_Article

Soda Jerk & Fashion Model ~ Leonie Vernet 1950s LeonieVernet_1954_Aug9_Life_Article

Here are samples of Leonie's glamorous photos:

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Unidentified Model & Leonie
August 1955 Vogue Magazine
Photographer: Roger Prigent

Soda Jerk & Fashion Model ~ Leonie Vernet 1950s LeonieVernet_1955_Vogue_Swimsuit_Ro

Soda Jerk & Fashion Model ~ Leonie Vernet 1950s LeonieVernet_1955_Vogue_Swimsuit_Ro

1955 Vogue Magazine
Photographer: Roger Prigent

Soda Jerk & Fashion Model ~ Leonie Vernet 1950s LeonieVernet_1955_Vogue_RedDress_Cl

1955 Vogue Magazine
Photographer: Clifford Coffin

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1954 Max Factor Ad
http://www.minimadmod60s.com/gallery2/main.php?g2_itemId=49871

Soda Jerk & Fashion Model ~ Leonie Vernet 1950s LeonieVernet_1956_Parliment_Cig_Ad_

Soda Jerk & Fashion Model ~ Leonie Vernet 1950s LeonieVernet_1956_Parliment_Cig_Ad_

1956 Parliaments Cigarettes Ad

Susan Camp
Senior Editor & Archivist

Yes, thank you so much, Barry!

I've moved the new photos to the Top 50's Models Album: Leonie Vernet Album. I know Bonnie Thomas will be thrilled to edit them:
http://www.minimadmod60s.com/gallery2/main.php?g2_itemId=85035

Soda Jerk & Fashion Model ~ Leonie Vernet 1950s B4B_LeonieVernet_1953_Sum_Brides_Co

Soda Jerk & Fashion Model ~ Leonie Vernet 1950s B4B_LeonieVernet_1953_Sum_Brides_Co

Summer 1953 Bride's Magazine
Photographer: Roger Prigent

Soda Jerk & Fashion Model ~ Leonie Vernet 1950s B4B_LeonieVernet_1955_1000HintsBeau

1955 1000 Hints: Beauty Magazine
Photographer: Roger Prigent

Susan Camp
Senior Editor & Archivist

Thank you Barry.

I've put scans of two Leonie Vernet magazine covers in the "Members Add Photos" album: "Bride's" magazine-Summer 1953 issue, and "1000 Hints—Beauty" magazine, published by Dell in 1955. Both covers were photographed by Roger Prigent.

Soda Jerk & Fashion Model ~ Leonie Vernet 1950s

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