Raymonde Allain
Allain in 1928
Born22 June 1912
Paris, France
Died27 July 2008 (aged 96)
Paris, France
Other namesRaymonde Jeanne Simone Allain
Occupation(s)Actress, Model
Years active1928-1950 (film)

Raymonde Allain (22 June 1912 – 27 July 2008) was a French model and actress.[1] She was Miss France in 1928.[2] Her participation in the Miss Universe contest drew international media attention,[3] and her controversial loss to American Ella Van Hueson prompted critical dispute over what counted as "real beauty".[4] Allain later wrote an autobiography titled Histoire vraie d'un prix de beauté.

Selected filmography

Bibliography

References

  1. ^ Goble, Alan (1999). The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film. Walter de Gruyter. p. 168.
  2. ^ Storme, Kévin (December 14, 2018). "Concours. La Bretagne, terre de Miss". Le Télégramme (in French). Retrieved January 7, 2018.
  3. ^ Grout, Holly (May 13, 2015). The Force of Beauty: Transforming French Ideas of Femininity in the Third Republic. Louisiana State University Press. ISBN 9780807159903.
  4. ^ "Paris Quarrels over Milady Beautiful". Washington Post. July 8, 1928.

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Miss France titleholders
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