Apollonia van Ravenstein

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Apollonia van Ravenstein
Born (1954-08-12) 12 August 1954 (age 71)
Geldrop, Netherlands
Occupations
  • Model
  • actress
Years active1969–1990s
SpouseEdward van Zaane

Apollonia van Ravenstein (born 12 August 1954) is a Dutch retired model and actress. She attained success in the 1970s as a fashion model and appeared on the cover of various Vogue magazines. As an actress, she had roles in the films Seraphita's Diary (1982), Nothing Lasts Forever (1984), and Flodder (1986), and appears prominently as herself in the documentary Model (1981). In the late 1990s, she began working as a hostess on luxury cruise ships of the Holland America Line.

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Early life

Apollonia van Ravenstein was born in Geldrop, Netherlands on 12 August 1954. She began her career at the age of 15 posing for a pantyhose collection in her hometown. [1] Her brother Theo encouraged her to pursue a modeling career and arranged an appointment with Corine Rottschäfer's modeling agency in Amsterdam. [2]

Career

Modeling

She became one of the most sought-after models of the 1970s, [3] modeling for Halston and Diane von Fürstenberg. [4] [5] She appeared on multiple Vogue magazine covers, including British Vogue (15 October 1971, December 1971 and January 1972) and Vogue Italia (June 1972). In 1972, van Ravenstein signed an exclusive contract with American Vogue and she appeared on the cover of the 1 November 1972 issue. [2] She appeared on the cover of Interview magazine's June 1973 issue. [6]

She also had modeling contracts with photographers Norman Parkinson, Irving Penn, and Richard Avedon. [2] Parkinson called her the "maddest, funniest, hardest-working model who ever earned a fortune." [7] She was the muse of photographer Ara Gallant and they often partied together. [3] She often modeled with Pat Cleveland, who married her brother Paul van Ravenstein in 1982. [8]

She appeared in a pictorial for Playboy magazine in June 1978 and in the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue in 1979. [9] [10] [11] In 1982, van Ravenstein was photographed by pop artist Andy Warhol at the Factory. [12]

Acting

In the 1980s, van Ravenstein had roles in the films Seraphita's Diary (1982), Nothing Lasts Forever (1984), and Flodder (1986). She also appeared in Anton Corbijn's 1986 music video "Golden Earrings Quiet Eyes." [2]

Later career

After retiring from modeling and acting, she began working as a hostess for the Holland America Line luxury cruise ships in the late 1990s. [2]

Personal life

She was a close friend of actress Anjelica Huston and they often modeled together in London and New York. [13] She dated actor Jack Nicholson, who called her "Apples only," prior to his relationship with Huston. [3] Nicholson and van Ravenstein had a one-night stand while he was dating Huston, which inspired Joni Mitchell's song "People's Parties" from the 1974 album Court and Spark . [14] She also dated singer Mick Jagger who called her "Apples." [15]

She is married to captain Edward van Zaane. [16]

References

  1. ↑ "Apollonia Van Ravenstein, Model in the 70ties & 80ties and the Book Written about Those Days". 8 December 2013. Retrieved 14 August 2022.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 Clegg, Sam (12 August 2021). "Iconic Spotlight: Apollonia Van Ravenstein". Iconic Images. Retrieved 14 August 2022.
  3. 1 2 3 Huston, Anjelica (2014). Watch Me: A Memoir. New York: Scribner. pp. 20–21. ISBN   978-1-4767-6034-6.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: publisher location (link)
  4. ↑ Picardi, Phillip (16 December 2020). "Chapter Two: The Fashion Community Remembers the Lives Lost to the AIDS Crisis". Vogue. Retrieved 14 August 2022.
  5. ↑ Furstenberg, Diane von (13 October 2015). The Woman I Wanted to Be. Simon and Schuster. p. 107. ISBN   978-1-4516-5155-3.
  6. ↑ "Pop Art Portrait of Actress Apollonia van Ravenstein for Andy Warhol's Interview Magazine, June 1973 (1973) Artsy". Artsy. Archived from the original on 14 August 2022. Retrieved 14 August 2022.
  7. ↑ Muir, Robin (30 July 2022). "Sands of Time: The Most Beautiful Beaches in Vogue Through the Years". British Vogue. Retrieved 14 August 2022.
  8. ↑ Hutchings, Lucy; Pike, Naomi (1 August 2016). "21 Model Brides Who Wed In Seriously Elegant Settings — And Dresses". British Vogue. Retrieved 14 August 2022.
  9. ↑ "Playboy Magazine June 1978 Gail Stanton Debra Jo Fondren NEAR MINT | #1882399365". Worthpoint. Retrieved 14 August 2022.
  10. ↑ Flood, Gay (19 February 1979). "19TH HOLE: The Readers Take Over". Sports Illustrated Vault | SI.com. Retrieved 14 August 2022.
  11. ↑ "The Best 1970s Swimsuits". Sports Illustrated. 3 June 2008. Retrieved 14 August 2022.
  12. ↑ "Apollonia Von Ravenstein, ANDY WARHOL (1928-1987)". Christie's. Retrieved 14 August 2022.
  13. ↑ Potter, Jordan (8 March 2023). "The Joni Mitchell Song Inspired by Jack Nicholson". Far Out. Retrieved 14 August 2022.
  14. ↑ Taylor, Trey (18 January 2019). "Hollyweird: Jack Nicholson Inspired This Joni Mitchell Song". PAPER. Retrieved 14 August 2022.
  15. ↑ Andersen, Christopher (10 July 2012). Mick: The Wild Life and Mad Genius of Jagger. Simon and Schuster. ISBN   978-1-4516-6146-0.
  16. ↑ "Van Zaane Named Captain of Nieuw Amsterdam". newmanpr.com. 8 June 2010. Retrieved 14 August 2022.
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