Evelyn Tripp (1927-1995) was a leading fashion model of the 1950s and 1960s. Evelyn Tripp was born in Flat River, Missouri, in 1927, the daughter of a lead miner. Tripp was discovered by an assistant to

Louise Dahl-Wolfe Louise Dahl-Wolfe (November 19, 1895 – December 11, 1989) was an American photographer. She is known primarily for her work for ''Harper's Bazaar'', in association with fashion editor Diana Vreeland. Background Louise Emma Augusta Dahl was bor ...

, the ''

Harper's Bazaar ''Harper's Bazaar'' is an American monthly women's fashion magazine. It was first published in New York City on November 2, 1867, as the weekly ''Harper's Bazar''. ''Harper's Bazaar'' is published by Hearst and considers itself to be the ...

'' photographer, whilst working as a clerical assistant when shopping on New York's Fifth Avenue. She appeared on the cover of 40 magazines, starting with ''

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'' in January 1949. She was married to Stan Young. She died of

colon cancer Colorectal cancer (CRC), also known as bowel cancer, colon cancer, or rectal cancer, is the development of cancer from the colon or rectum (parts of the large intestine). Signs and symptoms may include blood in the stool, a change in bowe ...

at her home in Remsenburg, Long Island, New York, aged 67.

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