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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Wilhelmina Behmenburg canonical 3
Wilhelmina 1

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instanceOf Dutch emigrant to the United States ⓘ
businessperson ⓘ
fashion model ⓘ
human ⓘ
modeling agency founder ⓘ
activeYearsEnd 1980 ⓘ
activeYearsStart 1950s ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Wilhelmina Cooper ⓘ
causeOfDeath lung cancer ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship Netherlands ⓘ
United States of America ⓘ
dateOfBirth 1940-05-01 ⓘ
dateOfDeath 1980-03-01 ⓘ
ethnicGroup Dutch ⓘ
familyName Behmenburg ⓘ
fieldOfWork fashion industry ⓘ
model management ⓘ
founded Wilhelmina Models ⓘ
genre high fashion modeling ⓘ
givenName Wilhelmina ⓘ
hasEmployer Ford Models ⓘ
languagesSpoken Dutch ⓘ
English ⓘ
name Wilhelmina Behmenburg ⓘ
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 ⓘ
occupation businessperson ⓘ
fashion model ⓘ
modeling agent ⓘ
placeOfBirth Culemborg, Netherlands ⓘ
placeOfDeath Greenwich, Connecticut, United States ⓘ
positionHeld agency director at Wilhelmina Models ⓘ
residence Greenwich, Connecticut ⓘ
New York City ⓘ
sexOrGender female ⓘ
spouse Bruce Cooper ⓘ
workLocation New York City ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Wilhelmina Cooper → birthName → Wilhelmina Behmenburg ⓘ
Wilhelmina Cooper → givenName → Wilhelmina ⓘ
linked to: Wilhelmina Behmenburg
Wilhelmina Behmenburg → name → Wilhelmina Behmenburg ⓘ
Wilhelmina Cooper → birthName → Wilhelmina Behmenburg ⓘ
subject linked to: Behmenburg