Evelyn Nesbit

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Florence Evelyn Nesbit (December 25, 1884 or 1885 – January 17, 1967) was an American model, Broadway actress, writer, sculptor, and silent film star. She is widely recognized as the world's first supermodel, rising to fame as a teenager in New York City at the beginning of the 20th century. As a model, Nesbit was frequently photographed for mass circulation newspapers, magazine advertisements, souvenir items and calendars. When she was about 14, she had begun working as a model for various artists in Philadelphia. Nesbit continued after her family moved to New York, posing for artists including James Carroll Beckwith, Frederick S. Church and notably Charles Dana Gibson, who idealized her as a "Gibson Girl". She began modeling when both fashion photography (as an advertising medium) and the pin-up (as an art genre) were beginning to expand. Nesbit entered Broadway theatre in 1901, initially as a chorus line dancer before becoming a featured star. A variety of wealthy men vied for her company...

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