Ebook: The curse of beauty: the scandalous & tragic life of Audrey Munson, America's first supermodel

The tumultuous and heartbreaking life of a world-famous model whose riveting story of beauty, fame, passion, murder, and madness in the Gilded Age captivated a nation. ... Supermodel, actress, icon-- her beauty paved the way for a life of glamour, passion, and ultimately tragedy. She dated the rich millionaires of the fashionable Newport colony, became the first American movie star ever to appear naked in a film, but her promising film career collapsed, her doctor fell in love with her and killed his own wife, and on her fortieth birthday, her mother committed her to an insane asylum. She remained there until her death in 1996 at the age of 104 and is now buried in an unmarked grave.