"Long after she and everyone else of this generation shall have become dust, Audrey Munson, who posed for three-fifths of all the statuary of the Panama–Pacific exposition, will live in the bronzes and canvasses of the art centers of the world.
— New Oxford Item, April 1, 1915" (Wikipedia)
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| Audrey Munson with photographer Arnold Genthe's cat, Buzzer (1915) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Audrey_Munson |
http://nypost.com/2016/03/05/nycs-first-supermodel-died-alone-in-an-insane-asylum/
Then found a bit more...
"To restore her reputation, she launched a newspaper column in 1921 that offered beauty tips and advice on modeling. In 1922, she started a well-publicized search for a husband who would allow her to become the perfect wife. After reviewing more than 200 responses, Audrey announced her engagement to an aviator named Stevenson. But on the day that he was supposed to meet her, she received a letter from him breaking off their relationship. After Audrey read it, she swallowed a cleaning compound that contained mercury. Her mother found her near death and called for help.
Audrey survived but never fully recovered. As she became increasingly paranoid and delusional, her mother found it hard to cope. In 1931, at age 39, Audrey was forced into court-ordered treatment in a psychiatric hospital near Syracuse, New York. She lived there in seclusion for more than 60 years. Once hailed as 'Miss Manhattan' and later as 'Exposition Girl,' Audrey Munson died forgotten in 1996 at the age of 105."
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