About Raymonde Allain
Lived 1912 – 2008 (aged 96). Raymonde Allain was a French actor, model, beauty pageant contestant, actress and model (people).
Raymonde Allain (22 June 1912 – 27 July 2008) was a French model and actress. She was Miss France in 1928. Her participation in the Miss Universe contest drew international media attention, and her controversial loss to American prompted critical dispute over what counted as "real beauty". Allain later wrote an autobiography titled Histoire vraie d'un prix de beauté.
Selected filmography Nothing But Lies (1933) as Angèle The Tunnel (1933) as Ethel Lloyd The Pearls of the Crown (1937) as L'impératrice Eugénie The Paris Waltz (1950) again as L'impératrice Eugénie
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Who was Raymonde Allain?
French model and actress (1912–2008)
When was Raymonde Allain born?
Raymonde Allain was born on 22 June 1912 in 10ᵗʰ arrondissement of Paris.
When did Raymonde Allain die?
Raymonde Allain died on 27 July 2008 in 16th arrondissement of Paris.
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Raymonde Allain was an actor, model, beauty pageant contestant, actress and model (people).
What nationality was Raymonde Allain?
Raymonde Allain was French.
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