Birgitte Caroline " Nena " von Schlebrügge (born January 8, 1941) is an American fashion model of the 1950s and 1960s. She started her high-fashion modelling career in London in 1957 and continued in New York City in 1958 at the Ford Modeling Agency. In New York, she worked at Vogue and Harper's Bazaar. Born 1941 in Mexico City, Nena von Schlebrügge is a Mexican-born former fashion model of Swedish and German ancestry from the 1950s and 1960s. She was discovered by Vogue photographer Norman Parkinson at the age of 14 when he was on a tour in Stockholm, Sweden in 1955. Nena von Schlebrügge in the 1950s and 1960s
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Nena von Schlebrugge's quest for larger truths began when she was a schoolgirl of 14 in Stockholm. "No one there was even asking the right questions," she said. Nena von Schlebrügge is a Mexican-American yesteryear high-fashion model and psychotherapist who presently serves as Managing Director of Menla Mountain Retreat. This famous model of the 1950s and 1960s is however more familiar to the present generation as mother of renowned American actress and model, Uma Thurman. Browse 112 nena von schlebrügge photos and images available, or start a new search to explore more photos and images. Showing Editorial results for nena von schlebrügge. Search instead in Creative? Nena von Schlebrügge is not just known as the mother of acclaimed actress Uma Thurman, but also as a former fashion model and an aristocratic figure with an extraordinary family history. Her father, Baron Friedrich Karl Johann von Schlebrügge, was a colonel during World War I and later became a dissident during the Nazi regime.
Nena von Schlebrugge in silk chiffon athome dress of paisley print in pink, orange, blue and
From modeling to Buddhism, Nena Von Schlebrugge's life has been far from ordinary. It only made sense that she eventually gave birth to actress Uma Thurman (of Pulp Fiction, Kill Bill and Dangerous Liaisons fame). Nena was known for her classy beauty that made for dynamite photographs in the top high-fashion magazines throughout the '60s. Born in Mexico, Nena von Schlebrügge was the daughter of a Swedish baroness and a German colonel. At 15 she was discovered in Stockholm by the British photographer Norman Parkinson. Von. Baroness Birgitte Caroline " Nena " von Schlebrügge (born January 8, 1941) is a Mexican-born Swedish-American model. She was active from the 1950s and 1960s. She started her high-fashion modelling career in London in 1957. She worked at Vogue and Harper's Bazaar. Her daughter is actress Uma Thurman. [1] Birgitte Caroline "Nena" von Schlebrügge is an American fashion model of the 1950s and 1960s. She started her high-fashion modelling career in London in 1957 and continued in New York City in 1958 at the Ford Modeling Agency. In New York, she worked at Vogue and Harper's Bazaar.
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Born 1941 in Mexico City, Nena von Schlebrügge is a Mexican-born former fashion model of Swedish and German ancestry from the 1950s and 1960s. She was discovered by Vogue photographer Norman Parkinson at the age of 14 when he was on a tour in Stockholm, Sweden in 1955. In 1957, Nena moved to London, England, to pursue a career in high-fashion. Nena von Schlebrugge was a very famous model in the 60s, and her pretty face appeared more than once in Vogue and Harper's Bazaar magazines. In 1941, a daughter, Brigitte Karolin, was born in Mexico City to a Swedish woman, Birgit Holmqvist, and a German aristocrat, Baron Friedrich Karl von Schlebrugge.
Nena von Schlebrügge had already been a famous model in the 1960s, when she met Salvador Dali. She became his muse eventually. Nena's second husband is Robert Thurman, father of Uma and other 3 children. Birgitte Caroline "Nena" von Schlebrügge (born January 8, 1941) is a Mexican-born Swedish fashion model of the 1950s and 1960s and is now the managing direct.
Nena von Schlebrugge in profile, modeling a fur coat on Fifth Avenue, New York 1961
Nena von Schlebrügge. 1,907 likes · 8 talking about this. fashion model of the 1950s and 1960s (and mother of Uma Thurman) Timothy Leary was getting married to a model named Nena Von Schlebrugge in Millbrook, New York at the Hitchcock house, where Leary had been carrying on his hallucinogenic revelries for the past year or so after leaving Harvard. It was rumored that this was going to be the wedding of the season.
