Nicole de Lamargé

Nicole Salvaige de Lamargé (1938 – April 1969) was a French top model. She was one of the most famous French models of the 1960s and was featured on the covers of major French fashion magazines Vogue Paris, Elle, and L'Officiel.

Before her death in 1969 the Manchester Evening News, regarded her as one of the most well-known faces in France, behind only Brigitte Bardot and Charles de Gaulle.

Career Nicole de Lamargé's modelling career began in 1958 after she was scouted by the Catherine Harlé agency. Other models of the agency later included Marianne Faithfull, Amanda Lear and Veruschka,

Catherine Harlé later said that Lamargé started her agency, being its first star model:

Lamargés first photoshoots were for Jardin des Modes and French Vogue, however she later became the unofficial face of Elle. She also found success in the United Kingdom working with, Norman Parkinson, She was photographed by Jeanloup Sieff, Willy Rizzo, F. C. Gundlach, and featured in editorials for Queen, Life, and more. She was featured in a Queen editorial alongside The Rolling Stones.

Lamargé was known for her ability to transform herself saying to Penny Graham in 1969 ' I keep changing my look … you see, I get very bored with my face I don't even think about the change any more. It's just instinct '. This was demonstrated in an infamous 1966 photoshoot by Peter Knapp, which featured de Lamargé before and after putting on makeup.

Following the divorce of Paulene Stone and photographer Antony Norris in December 1965, Stone accused de Lamargé of being "the other woman" and reason for the divorce.

After she was featured on the cover of Elle in 1966 wearing pink crepe blouse by Cacharel, over 10,000 copies of the blouse were sold launching Cacharel into success. Her "blue wave" Elle cover by Brian Duffy was referenced in the 2023 book Night Train to Marrakech by Dinah Jefferies.

Personal life de Lamargé was the partner of Swiss fashion photographer Peter Knapp. She later married Jean-Pierre de Lucovitch.

Death de Lamargé died at age 31 in April 1969 in a car accident in Morocco. 1969 Dim Dam Dom Herself 17 January episode 2023 Rembob'Ina Herself Archival footage