Anna Q. Nilsson

Anna Quirentia Nilsson was a Swedishborn actress who achieved success in American silent movies Starring in some 200 feature films The first Swedish actress to receive a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame In 1905 she had earned enough for a ticket across the Atlantic In New York she was discovered on a thriving avenue by the famous portrait painter James Carroll Beckwith and soon she was New Yorks highest paid model In 1907 she was named Americas most beautiful woman and became a model for the 1910s beauty ideal The Gibson Girl Look