Wilhelmina Behmenburg

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Wilhelmina Behmenburg, better known as Wilhelmina Cooper, was a prominent Dutch-born fashion model and influential modeling agency founder in the mid-20th century.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Dutch emigrant to the United States
businessperson
fashion model
human
modeling agency founder
activeYearsEnd 1980
activeYearsStart 1950s
alsoKnownAs Wilhelmina Cooper NERFINISHED
causeOfDeath lung cancer
countryOfCitizenship Netherlands
United States of America
dateOfBirth 1940-05-01
dateOfDeath 1980-03-01
ethnicGroup Dutch
familyName Behmenburg NERFINISHED
fieldOfWork fashion industry
model management
founded Wilhelmina Models NERFINISHED
genre high fashion modeling
givenName Wilhelmina NERFINISHED
hasEmployer Ford Models NERFINISHED
languagesSpoken Dutch
English
name Wilhelmina Behmenburg NERFINISHED
notableFor being one of the leading fashion models of the 1960s
founding one of the first major model-owned agencies in New York City
influencing the professionalization of the modeling industry
notableWork Wilhelmina Models NERFINISHED
occupation businessperson
fashion model
modeling agent
placeOfBirth Culemborg, Netherlands NERFINISHED
placeOfDeath Greenwich, Connecticut, United States NERFINISHED
positionHeld agency director at Wilhelmina Models
residence Greenwich, Connecticut NERFINISHED
New York City
sexOrGender female
spouse Bruce Cooper NERFINISHED
workLocation New York City

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Wilhelmina Cooper birthName Wilhelmina Behmenburg
Wilhelmina Cooper givenName Wilhelmina Behmenburg
this entity surface form: Wilhelmina