Margaux Hemingway and Babe Perfume, 1976

I loved coming across this fabulous ad in the September 1976 issue of Cosmopolitan magazine. It features the divine model Margaux Hemingway for Babe fragrance. Margaux, who was the granddaughter of Ernest Hemingway, signed a million-dollar contract for Faberge as the spokesmodel for Babe perfume in the 1970s. This was the first million-dollar contract ever awarded to a fashion model. I actually wore Babe perfume in the 70s, and liked it a lot!

Margaux was one of my favorite models of the 70s. Her infectious smile and joie de vivre just jumped out from the pages. Her personal life was troubled with addictions and mental illness, but I prefer to remember her as a dynamic force in the fashion world.

~Marilyn