Myrtle Crawford, a Scottish model, born in Stirling. She began modeling in her early teens. A top model from that time, Susan Abraham, shared a flat with her at the Jean Bell modeling agency.
Myrtle attended Killearne boarding school. However, after the War, it was evacuated to Roedean, which she disliked, since she had liked living in Scotland. Her mother ran the Auchentroig camp as a wounded soldier’s hospital during this time. After leaving school, Myrtle moved to London and enrolled in the London School of Architecture while taking modeling classes simultaneously. She became so thin at that time because her very wealthy father gave her such a meager allowance that she couldn’t feed herself. Her first modeling gig was for her mother’s tweed company in Glasgow. She was spotted by an editor of Vogue at this event and was then given her first modeling assignment. Afterward, she became a model with Jean Bell.
In the late 1940s and early 1950s, Myrtle Crawford posed for Vogue and Harper Bazaar and worked with many renowned photographers, such as John French and Norman Parkinson. In the early 1950s, Crawford had a very fashionable hourglass shape at 36-19-36. Even though she achieved great success, she was timid. On the Paris catwalks, she modeled for Christian Dior and other famous fashion houses. She was featured in Lux soap alongside other beautiful women of the time, including Elizabeth Taylor.
Crawford died in 2013 at the age of 85. Enjoy these great photos of Myrtle Crawford from the 1950s to see her stunning beauty.
