She Made It Look So Cool

I truly hope that supermodel of the 40's and 50's, Lisa Fonssagrives, held stock in R.J. Reynolds Tobacco because she was probably responsible for half the women who started smoking back then. Her favorite prop was a ciggie.

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What woman could resist? And if all it took to look that glamorous was a nifty hat and a little innocuous cigarette, well most were eager to sign on. Then that nasty ol' Surgeon General's warning popped up and the shit hit the fan. Or the smoke hit it, and blew back into the faces of the millions of women who were hooked. Turns out, it wasn't so glamorous after all. It was a disgusting and deadly habit. Still is. Except in pictures.