Pauline Pô

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Pauline Po
Pauline Pô
Pauline Pô.jpg
BornAugust 29, 1904
Ajaccio, Corsica, France
Died1979 (aged 74)
Cannes, French Riviera
OccupationModel, actress
Years active1920 - 1925
TitleThe most beautiful woman of France (1921)
Children3

Pauline Po (1904 - 1979) was a French model and actress, who in 1921 won the title of The most beautiful woman of France (La plus belle femme de France), the second edition of the modern-day Miss France.[1][2][3][4]

Life[]

Pauline Po was born on August 29, 1904, in Ajaccio, Corsica, France. Her father was a local baker.[5][6] In 1920, when she was only 16 years old, she participated in a beauty pageant that was held by the French newspaper company Le Journal, which she won and got qualified to participate in the national finale in Paris, which would occur in September 1921. The contest was organized by Belgian-born French journalist,  [fr], which was the second edition of the present day's Miss France, and was called La plus belle femme de France, or The most beautiful woman of France back then.[7] Representing the region of Corsica, Pauline Po won the contest in a unanimous decision by the jurors, competing with more than 30 finalists, who were representing other different parts of France.[8][9][10][11] Upon winning the beauty pageant, Po received invitations to appear in films.[12] After having a brief acting career, she returned to her home on the island of Corsica and got married, later had three children.[13]

In 1979, Po died in Cannes, a resort town on the French Riviera, at the age of 74.

Filmography[]

  • 1921, L'Éternel Amour (En: Eternal love), directed by
  • 1921, Favilla (En: Spark), directed by Ivo Illuminati
  • 1922, Prix de beauté, directed by  [fr]
  • 1923, Corsica, directed by Vanina Casalonga and René Carrère
  • 1924, Kean ou Désordre et génie, as Ophélie / Juliettedirected, directed by Alexandre Volkoff
  • 1924, La Fontaine des amours (En: The fountain of love), directed by Roger Lion

References[]

  1. ^ "18 Aug 1921, 11". Calgary Herald. 1921-08-18. p. 11. Retrieved 2021-05-23.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  2. ^ "6 Nov 1921, 31". The Birmingham News. 1921-11-06. p. 31. Retrieved 2021-05-23.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  3. ^ "30 Jul 1921, 26". The Leader-Post. 1921-07-30. p. 26. Retrieved 2021-05-23.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  4. ^ "26 Jul 1921, 16". The Kansas City Times. 1921-07-26. p. 16. Retrieved 2021-05-23.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  5. ^ "13 Jul 1921, Page 6". Vancouver Daily World. 1921-07-13. p. 6. Retrieved 2021-05-23.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  6. ^ "7 Jul 1921, Page 8". The Pittsburg Daily Headlight. 1921-07-07. p. 8. Retrieved 2021-05-23.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  7. ^ "La société Miss France - Miss France 2011 - TF1". 2011-07-16. Archived from the original on 2011-07-16. Retrieved 2021-05-23.
  8. ^ "10 Jul 1921, 53". Chicago Tribune. 1921-07-10. p. 53. Retrieved 2021-05-23.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  9. ^ "18 Jul 1921, 9". Edmonton Journal. 1921-08-18. p. 9. Retrieved 2021-05-23.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  10. ^ "20 Jul 1921, 6". Star-Phoenix. 1921-07-20. p. 6. Retrieved 2021-05-23.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  11. ^ "6 Nov 1921, 14". The Buffalo Times. 1921-11-06. p. 14. Retrieved 2021-05-23.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  12. ^ "4 Jun 1924, 1". The Johnson City Staff. 1924-06-04. p. 1. Retrieved 2021-05-23.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  13. ^ Gasper, Julia. The Women of Corsica. ISBN 978-0-244-40804-6.

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Awards and achievements
Preceded by Miss France
1921 		Succeeded by
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