Sunny Harnett

Annemarie Margot Elfreda "Sunny" Harnett (1924 – May 1987) was an American model, actress,[1] and casting director.

[2] She can be found in fashion magazines throughout the 1950s, including frequently on the cover of Vogue, and was often a model of choice by photographer Edgar de Evia.

Harnett allegedly turned down the chance to represent Naomi Sims, who eventually became the first African-American supermodel, because Ford had "too many" black models already.

[3][6] Avedon snapped one of the most famous photos of Harnett, in which, clad in an evening gown by Grès, she peers at a roulette wheel in a casino in Le Touquet, France.

[7] That iconic August 1954 photograph fetched $35,000 when Christie's auctioned it in October 2012.