Born 1927 as Solveig Ann Mari Eklund in Finland, Finnish fashion model and pin-up girl Selene Mahri was also known as Selene Eklund Weaver. She appeared on the covers of
Vogue,
Life, and
Cosmopolitan during WWII. She was also the poster girl and face of the WAVES (Women Accepted for Volunteer Emergency Service) and a pin-up girl for
Yank, the Army Weekly.
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| Selene Mahri in the 1940s |
Mahri was also known for her personal life, including being the mistress of Greek shipping billionaire Stavros Niarchos. She was also married to and divorced from three millionaires and is credited with coining the saying, “Marriage is a question of give and take. You give. I take.”
Mahri died in Danbury, Connecticut in 2020, at the age of 95. Take a look at these glamorous photos to see portraits of a young Selene Mahri in the 1940s.
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| Selene Mahri is wearing a fluted abbess hat with matching cuffed gloves by Hattie Carnegie, photo by Nina Leen, 1943 |
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| Selene Mahri is wearing a white ermine coat with matching earmuffs, photo by Walter Sanders, 1943 |
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| Selene Mahri is wearing coat and suit of Stroock wool from Peck & Peck, Marc Cross bag, photo by Horst P. Horst, used for cover of Vogue, January 15, 1943 |
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| Selen Mahri in black satin and Enka rayon evening gown, photo by George Platt Lynes, Harper's Bazaar, November 1944 |
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| Selene Mahri in beautiful off-shoulder evening dress by Adele Simpson, Harper's Bazaar, November 1944 |
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| Selene Mahri in fashion by Traina-Norell, photo by John Rawlings, variant used for the cover of US Vogue, September 1, 1944 |
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| Selene Mahri in gray tweed suit holding a platinum fox coat, both by Hattie Carnegie, photo by John Rawlings, Vogue, September 1, 1944 |
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| Selene Mahri in rapier-slim all-wool worsted cardigan suit by Swansdown, Vogue, December 15, 1944 |
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| Selene Mahri in soft wool jersey suit-dress by Rose Barrack, Harper's Bazaar, November 1944 |
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| Selen Mahri, Revlon's "Dynamite" lipstick and nail enamel ad, dress by Adele Simpson, photo by Constantin Joffé, Vogue, April 1, 1945 |
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| Selene Mahri in a Fred A. Block Original, Vogue, March 15, 1945 |
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| Selene Mahri in a Greek-goddess bathing suit of rayon jersey by Tina Leser, photo by John Rawlings, Vogue, May 1, 1945 |
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| Selene Mahri in a Maurice Rentner Original at Himelhoch's, Detroit, Vogue, February 15, 1945 |
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| Selene Mahri in a pure wool worsted gabardine suit by Arnold Constable, Vogue, January 15, 1945 |
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| Selene Mahri in a Rose Barrack design, Vogue, February 15, 1945 |
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| Selene Mahri in black rayon sheeth with a big taffeta bow on the hip by Larry Aldrich, Vogue, May 1, 1945 |
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| Selene Mahri in dinner costume of embroidered black sequins on gingham by Adele Simpson, Harper's Bazaar, March 1945 |
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| Selene Mahri in ensemble by Maurice Rentner, Vogue, March 1, 1945 |
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| Selene Mahri in feather-light wool weave coat with faille-faced revers and turn back cuff by Harry Williams Ltd., Harper's Bazaar, March 1945 |
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| Selene Mahri in Forstmann woolen suit with cape-jacket lined in Bianchini silk print same as the blouse by Maurice Rentner, Harper's Bazaar, March 1945 |
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| Selene Mahri in Juilliard gabardine coat, Harper's Bazaar, May 1945 |
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| Selene Mahri in Juilliard's Victorian-beige wool Spring coat, Harper's Bazaar, March 1945 |
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| Selene Mahri in light-weight wool suit with a ruffled faille peplum by Maurice Rentner, Vogue, February 1, 1945 |
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| Selene Mahri in lovely resort dress of crisp spun rayon at Robinson's, Los Angeles, Vogue, January 15, 1945 |
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| Selene Mahri in navy rayon crêpe cape-costume over plaid silk surah by Jo Copeland at Robinson's, Los Angeles, Vogue, February 1, 1945 |
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| Selene Mahri in paint-box print rayon-crêpe dress in red, black and green on white by Louise Barnes Gallagher, at Bonwit Teller, Harper's Bazaar, April 1945 |
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| Selene Mahri in top and shorts by Tina Leser, Revlon's "Dynamite" lipstick and nail enamel ad, photo by Constantin Joffé, Vogue, June 1, 1945 |
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| Selene Mahri in tweed printed suit in rayon crêpe with brief bolero and hip-whittling tunic by Adele Simpson, Harper's Bazaar, March 1945 |
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| Selene Mahri, Elgin American Accesories, white mink jacket by Esther Dorothy, photo by John Rawlings, Vogue, February 1, 1945 |
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| Selene Mahri, Helena Rubinstein cosmetics ad, Vogue, January 1, 1945 |
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| Selene Mahri, Juilliard Woolens ad, Vogue, February 15, 1945 |
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| Selene Mahri in a blonde rayon-crêpe dress with draped sleeves and skirt and belted in snakeskin by Joseph Halpert, Vogue, August 1, 1946 |
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| Selene Mahri in an American Woolen Company fabric suit by Izod, Vogue, March 15, 1946 |
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| Selene Mahri in miniscule worsted check suit with a long cut-away jacket tailored by Monarch for Gimbels, Vogue, November 15, 1946 |
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| Selene Mahri in Ponemah Spoven fabric printed suit by Joseph Halpert, Vogue, February 15, 1946 |
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| Selene Mahri in Cohama's frosted julep dress by Maurice Rentner, Vogue, February 1, 1947 |
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| Selene Mahri in rich white gabardine suit, a Morry Silver Original, hat by Laddie Northridge, Vogue, January 15, 1947 |
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| Selene Mahri in Sophie Original Onondaga silk dress in Jardin aux Lila print by Waldo Peirce, Vogue, February 15, 1947 |
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| Selene Mahri in hat and coat by Lilly Daché, "Fashion Plate" make-up by Revlon, photo by John Rawlings, 1948 |
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| Selene Mahri in silk print suit by Bruno of Spectator Sports, Harper's Bazaar, March 1948 |
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