Which model appeared as Veruschka in the 1966 film Blow-Up?

Veruschka appeared as herself, credited as Veruschka, in Michelangelo Antonioni’s 1966 film Blow-Up.

The film follows a London photographer who believes he has captured evidence of a crime. Veruschka appears in one of its best-known fashion-studio sequences, which helped make her distinctive look familiar to a wider cinema audience.

Born Vera von Lehndorff, she adopted the professional name Veruschka and became associated with dramatic posing, elaborate makeup, and avant-garde editorial photography. Her work made her an especially recognizable figure in 1960s fashion imagery.

Blow-Up is sometimes remembered mainly as a mystery film, but its fashion scenes are central to its atmosphere. Veruschka’s appearance helped connect the movie to the London fashion world that was flourishing during the same period as models such as Twiggy and Jean Shrimpton.