Her biggest breakthrough as a model came in 1940 when she was picked by New York-based Liebmann Brewery, maker of Rheingold Beer, to be the first “ Miss Rheingold .” As the face for its marketing and advertising campaign, her image graced countless billboards across the U. S. and she was featured in promotional ads at every store that sold Rheingold.

Her form was silhouetted and with the strong light I could see the outlines of her body, a body that an artist or anyone else would have admired.

Her hair was dyed, and her bloom was fading, and she must have been crowding forty, but she seemed to be one of those women who cling to the manners and graces of a pretty child of eight.

Her students have spoken of the exacting standards of scholarship and of manners and conduct she expected and achieved from the students ; ;

Her services to the School for many years were of a very high character, and I have often thought that one of the buildings should be named for her ''.

Her skin was stretched so tight that her cheekbones stuck out, and if looks could kill, Wally would have been dead.

Her first class wasn't until ten, but she always got up to have breakfast with me.

Her jealousy of Cassandra, and her wrath at the sacrifice of Iphigenia and at Agamemnon's having gone to war over Helen of Troy, are said to have been the motives for her crime.

Her views on the subject appear to have hardened over time.

Her cryptic words were " Do not loosen the bulging mouth of the wineskin until you have reached the height of Athens, lest you die of grief.

Her stories have been retold in song, film, ballet and animation.

Her death certificate gives the cause of death as phthisis ( tuberculosis ), but many biographers suggest she may have died from dehydration and malnourishment, caused by excessive vomiting from severe morning sickness or hyperemesis gravidarum.

" Her father did have a natural aptitude for drawing and the sisters were charmed by his whimsical sketches of animals.

* Cradle of Filth, a popular British extreme metal band, has produced an album called Dusk ... and Her Embrace inspired by " Carmilla ", and have also recorded an instrumental track titled " Carmilla's Masque ".

Her name may have to do with the fact that Hylas was the son of Theiodamas, the king of the Dryopes.

Her early death may have inspired some of his writing.

Her lasting influence may have caused certain monasteries and churches in Saxony to be dedicated to this saint.

Her birthplace may have been Poitiers, Bordeaux, or Nieul-sur-l ' Autise, where her mother died when Eleanor was 6 or 8.

Her silence, however, strengthened her own political security: she knew that if she named an heir, her throne would be vulnerable to a coup ; she remembered that the way " a second person, as I have been " had been used as the focus of plots against her sister, Queen Mary.

Her books have enjoyed huge success in many parts of the world, and have sold over 600 million copies.

Her personal dilemma becomes entangled with darkly hinted suspicions and prejudices raised by the crimes at the college, which appear to have been committed by a sexually frustrated female don.

Governors-general ( and their spouses ) have the style " His / Her Excellency " during their tenure, but no style applies to former governors-general purely by virtue of their former office.

Her principal aim was to have Spain's lost territories in Italy restored.

Her representative on the isle is the Lieutenant Governor of the Isle of Man, but his role is mostly ceremonial, though he does have the power to grant Royal Assent ( the withholding of which is the same as a veto ).

A few have been filmed ( in some cases rather freely adapted ): Consider Her Ways, Random Quest, Dumb Martian, Jizzle ( filmed as Maria ) and Time to Rest ( filmed as No Place Like Earth ).

Her Stage Door portrayal of a fast-talking, witty supporting character, gained Arden considerable notice and was to be a template for many of Arden's future roles.

Her Majesty is beginning to acquire more experience of life, and no longer judges others by the same rigid standards as before ; but meanwhile her Court has gained a reputation for extreme dullness ".

Her presence almost immediately gained attention, both as a woman and as someone who did not follow the rules.

Her talent brought her to the attention of administrators who selected her to join a drama club in Beijing where she gained more acting skills.

Her career was launched when she began lecturing on Nationalism and gained the public's eye with her first volume of poetry, In This Our World, published in 1893.

Hannah and Her Sisters opened on February 7, 1986 in 54 theatres, where it gained a stellar $ 1, 265, 826 ($ 23, 441 per screen ) in its opening weekend.

Her bravery and loyalty had gained her general sympathy, increased by her good manners and gentle character.

Her performance in Alfie gained her Academy Award and Golden Globe nominations for Best Supporting Actress, and the National Board of Review Award for Best Supporting Actress.

Her namesake is gained due to a distinctive scar on the right side of her head after fighting the Anti-Monitor.

Her second album 1990s I Do Not Want What I Haven't Got gained considerable attention and mostly positive reviews: it was rated " second best album of the year " by the NME.

Her performance in Three Colors: Red gained huge international recognition, bringing many offers from major American motion-picture studios.

In the 2003 episode " Bend Her " of the animated comedy Futurama, Devil's Island is seen to have gained sufficient autonomy to enter the 3004 Olympics ; the athletes appear to be wearing striped prison uniforms.

Her performance gained a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Actress.

Her acting was critically panned, but she gained nationwide attention.

Her subsequent studio albums, Feels Like Home, released in 2004, Not Too Late, released in 2007, the same year she made her film debut in My Blueberry Nights, and her 2009 release The Fall all gained Platinum status, selling over a million copies and were generally well received by critics.

Her film career had spread over almost 20 years before she gained international renown as Pina in Roberto Rossellini's neorealist milestone Roma, città aperta ( Rome, Open City, 1945 ).

Her works have gained a great deal of popularity, and have been performed in multiple video game music concerts, including one, Sinfonia Drammatica, that was focused half on her " greatest hits " album, Drammatica: The Very Best of Yoko Shimomura, and half on the music of a previous concert.

Her contralto voice and attractive appearance gained Madame Vestris her first leading role at age 18 in Italian opera in the title-role of Peter Winter's II ratto di Proserpina at the King's Theatre in 1815.

Her aviation accomplishments never gained the continuing media attention given those of Amelia Earhart, but that can in part be attributed to the public's fascination with those who die young at the peak of their careers.

Her co-star was Arthur Tracy, who had gained fame in the United States as a radio performer known as ' The Street Singer '.

Her epitaph reads, " My soul has gained the freedom of the night " — the last line of the last poem in her 1927 collection.

Her career lasted more than 40 years, during which time women gained acceptance within the scientific community.

Her debut book Dikter (" Poems "), which came out in the autumn of 1916 gained no great notice, even if a few critics were slightly perplexed – Södergran was already using associative free verse and describing selected details instead of entire landscapes.

Her father had not left a will, and two of her uncles gained control of his property and finances, later assessed at $ 18, 098. 15, and forced the family to rely on them for support.