| Birth date | 22 June 1912 |
|---|---|
| Birth place | Paris, France |
| Death date | 27 July 2008 (aged 96) |
| Death place | Paris, France |
| Other names | Raymonde Jeanne Simone Allain |
| Occupation | Actress, Model |
| Years active | 1928-1950 (film) |
Raymonde Allain (22 June 1912 – 27 July 2008) was a French model and actress.[1] She was Miss France in 1928.[2] Her participation in the Miss Universe contest drew international media attention,[3] and her controversial loss to American Ella Van Hueson prompted critical dispute over what counted as "real beauty".[4] Allain later wrote an autobiography titled Histoire vraie d'un prix de beauté.
Selected filmography
- Nothing But Lies (1933) as Angèle
- The Tunnel (1933) as Ethel Lloyd
- The Pearls of the Crown (1937) as L'impératrice Eugénie
- The Paris Waltz (1950) again as L'impératrice Eugénie
Bibliography
- Histoire vraie d'un prix de beauté, Gallimard, 1933, OCLC 9860441
References
- ^ Goble, Alan (1999). The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film. Walter de Gruyter. p. 168.
- ^ Storme, Kévin (December 14, 2018). "Concours. La Bretagne, terre de Miss" (in French). Le Télégramme. Retrieved January 7, 2018.
- ^ Grout, Holly (May 13, 2015). The Force of Beauty: Transforming French Ideas of Femininity in the Third Republic. Louisiana State University Press. ISBN 9780807159903.
- ^ "Paris Quarrels over Milady Beautiful". Washington Post. July 8, 1928.
External links
- Raymonde Allain at IMDb