Paula Klimak

About Paula Klimak

There is little known about the fashion model Paula Klimak, who went by the name of Pola.

She had worked in the early 1970’s and was photographed by the likes of Richard Avedon, Irving Penn and Francesco Scavullo. In 1972, clothing designer Halston chose her to be photographed alongside himself and his other favorite models (Pat Cleveland, Anjelicia Huston) for a Vogue photo spread.

A year later, Fashion illustrator Antonio Lopez also picked Pola as one of his “favorite girls” for a photo posing with the likes of Patti Hansen, Jessica Lange, and Grace Jones.

By 1974, Pola was about to receive her biggest exposure yet, gracing the cover of both Cosmopolitan and Vogue magazines. However, before they went to print, at the age of 19-years-old Pola committed suicide. Both magazines agreed to follow through and published the cover girl posthumously.

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