Apollonia van Ravenstein (born August 12, 1954) is a Dutch retired model and actress. She attained success in the 1970s as a fashion model and appeared on the cover of various ''

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'' magazines. As an actress, she had roles in the films ''Seraphita's Diary'' (1982), '' Nothing Lasts Forever'' (1984), and ''

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'' (1986). In the late 1990s, she began working as a hostess on luxury cruise ships of the

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Life and career

Apollonia van Ravenstein was born in

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on August 12, 1954. She began her career at the age of 15 posing for a

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collection in her hometown. Her brother Theo encouraged her to pursue a modeling career and arranged an appointment with Corine Rottschäfer's modeling agency in Amsterdam. She became one of the most sought-after models of the 1970s, modeling for

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and

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. She appeared on multiple ''Vogue'' magazine covers, including British ''Vogue'' (October 15, 1971, December 1971 and January 1972) and ''

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'' (June 1972). In 1972, van Ravenstein signed an exclusive contract with American ''Vogue'' and she appeared on the cover of the November 1, 1972 issue. She appeared on the cover of ''Interview'' magazine's June 1973 issue. She also had modeling contracts with photographers

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, and

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. Parkinson called her the "maddest, funniest, hardest-working model who ever earned a fortune." She was the muse of photographer Ara Gallant and they often partied together. She was a close friend of actress

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and they often modeled together in London and New York. She dated actor

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, who called her "Apples only," prior to his relationship with Huston. Nicholson and van Ravenstein had a

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while he was dating Huston, which inspired Joni Mitchell's song "People's Parties" from the 1974 album ''

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''. She also dated singer

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who called her "Apples." She appeared in a pictorial for ''

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'' magazine in June 1978 and in the ''Sports Illustrated'' Swimsuit Issue in 1979. In 1982, van Ravenstein was photographed by pop artist

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in 1982. She often modeled with

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, who married her brother Paul van Ravenstein in 1982. In the 1980s, van Ravenstein had roles in the films ''Seraphita's Diary'' (1982), '' Nothing Lasts Forever'' (1984), and ''

'' (1986). She also appeared in

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’s 1986 music video "Golden Earrings Quiet Eyes." After retiring from modeling and acting, she began working as a hostess for the Holland America Line luxury cruise ships in the late 1990s. She is married to captain Edward van Zaane.

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