Word: montecito
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DIED. SUZY PARKER, 69, 1950s supermodel whose red hair, green eyes and much envied bone structure made her Coco Chanel's "signature" face and the highest-paid model of her day; after a series of illnesses; in Montecito, Calif. A favorite subject of Richard Avedon, she inspired the Audrey Hepburn role in the 1957 film Funny Face, in which she also appeared. Her brief film career included a lead role in the 1957 comedy Kiss Them for Me opposite Cary Grant...
...Died. Suzy Parker, 70, sultry, auburn-maned model who became one of the most memorable visages of the 1950s; in Montecito, California. Parker, a forerunner of the modern-day supermodel, was the highest-paid model of the '50s, earning nearly $100,000 a year. Parker described herself as nothing more than "an animated clothes hanger," and appeared in several Hollywood films, including Funny Face...