Intl. Notebook | Sep 9 2016 |
Enquirer cover model makes a de-emancipation proclamation.
Pictured on this cover of National Enquirer from today in 1963 is Helle Wingsoe, who was a Miss Denmark titleholder from the 1950s who later appeared in numerous American magazines as both herself and as Annette Casir. At least, that's the rundown online sources give, and the internet never gets it wrong, right? Wrong. A Finnish hosted database of European pageant winners lists no Miss Denmark named Helle Wingsoe. We also checked out the other winners from the 1950s and none of them seem to be Wingsoe either. So that bit's wrong. Enquirer calls Wingsoe an actress but she accumulated no credits in any film productions, so that appears to be incorrect as well, though it's almost certain she aspired to be an actress. Maybe she had a few uncredited walk-ons. And lastly, we have doubts she's aka Annette Casir. Look at this photo (try to focus on the face, people), and compare it to the one below, which shows Wingsoe a bit more clearly. Are those the same person? Really hard to say, but we're dubious. Oh, and we almost forgot—we doubt she ever said she wanted to be some man's slave. Seriously, who would say something that ridiculous? But the bold text would have been pure catnip for the then-predominantly male readership of Enquirer. Anybody out there got better info on Wingsoe/Casir? Drop us a line. We'd love to know.
Vintage Pulp | May 26 2015 |
Where have all the flowers gone? Maybe to Annetteās house.
According to our sources (the Pulp Intl. girlfriends), both white and red carnations typically symbolize strong affection toward the recipient, so we’re guessing the star of this 1961 Corp. A. Fox. Technicolor lithograph was well loved. The print is entitled Annette, but even with a first name supplied to us we still have no idea who the Kate Uptonesque model is. However, it isn’t hard to imagine that she was famous in her day, so we throw this one to the readership—anyone out there recognize her?
Update: We're nothing if not relentless around here. She's named Annette Casir and she was from, depending on the source, Denmark, Sweden, or Holland. The photo below shows her in a another pose from the same session.