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they were a unique couple
a Marine drill instructor that wasn't afraid of anybody... and his completely clairvoyant wife who used to be a model when she was young in New York
(My mother modeled the first two-piece swimsuit before they called it a bikini)
she didn't model it on the runway or a magazine cover
she was 16 years old and the agency told her hurry up and get down to the garment district
The garment district in New York
because she was modeling the first bikini FOR THE TEXTILE PURCHASERS
before they even bought the first two-piece swimsuits, my mother was the one who modeled it for the purchasers
My grandmother and great aunt were regulars on the Perry Como Show
they were the models who would hold up the products during the commercials
"spokesmodels" , I believe they used to be called back then