Born 1925 in California, American fashion model Georgia Hamilton was one of the original Ford models and her face graced many magazine covers, including Life and Harper’s Bazaar among others.
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| Georgia Hamilton in the late 1940s and ’50s |
Hamilton was married twice, first to photographer Stephen Elliott and later to music publisher Marvin Cane. She moved to the East End in 1981 and built her first house in Sagaponack. Since then she built more than 10 houses in Bridgehampton, Southampton and Wainscott.
Hamilton died in 1995 at the age of 70. She is survived by three sons, Stephen, David and Edward Elliott andone daughter, Anne Elliott. Take a look at these glamorous photos to see portraits of young Georgia Hamilton as a model in the late 1940s and 1950s.
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| Georgia Hamilton in short-sleeved broadcloth dress in deep purple and lavender by unidentified designer, photo by Clifford Coffin, Vogue, 1949 |
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| Georgia Hamilton in silk taffeta dress holding yards of silk by Ducharne and C.M. Gourdon, photo by Herbert Matter, Vogue 1949 |
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| Georgia Hamilton poses in a plum-colored coat designed by Pauline Trigere, jaguar hat skull cap by Mr. John, jaguar muff by Aaron Reiss, jewelry by Schlumberger, photo by Genevieve Naylor, 1949 |
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| Georgia Hamilton poses in a plum-colored coat designed by Pauline Trigere, jaguar hat skull cap by Mr. John, jaguar muff by Aaron Reiss, jewelry by Schlumberger, photo by Genevieve Naylor, Harper's Bazaar UK, December 1949 |
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| Georgia Hamilton wearing light grey dress with wide round collar, full skirt, and orange hat and gloves, 1949 |
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