Gunilla Knutsson
Gunilla Knutsson (sometimes billed as Gunilla Knutson, Gunilla Knudson, and Gunilla Knudsen)[1] is a Swedish model, actress and author. She was named Miss Sweden during 1961[2] and was a semi-finalist in the Miss Universe pageant during that same year.
She is most famous for a series of Noxzema Medicated shaving cream commercials from 1967 - 1973 in which she urged men to "take it off, take it all off" (referring to facial hair).[3] During 1973, she appeared with Joe Namath in such a commercial when he was the star quarterback for the New York Jets American football team. Gunilla Knutsson later became spokesperson and vice-president of sales for Rose Milk Skin Care Lotion.[4]
A photograph of Gunilla Knutsson appeared on the cover of the December 11, 1970 issue of Life Magazine. This issue of Life magazine, with the caption 'Model Gunilla Knutson owns a health food store', featured a three page article entitled 'The Move To Eat Natural' with a photo of Gunilla Knutsson at her store Nature's Children, of which she was part owner.
In the 1990s, she worked as a wine taster for Sabrina Wine Importers and a gymnastic instructor at the Buckley Elementary School in Manhattan.[5] [6]
[edit] Selected works
- Beauty And Health The Scandinavian Way ( New York: Hawthorn Books. 1969)
- Gunilla Knutson's Book of Massage (St. Martin's Press. 1972)
[edit] References
- ^ Gunilla Knudson, Internet Movie Database, http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0461758/, retrieved 2011-02-19
- ^ Fröken Sverige genom tiderna, accessed 2010-05-19 (Swedish)
- ^ 1966 Noxzema Shaving Cream Classic TV Commercial – adclassix.com.
- ^ Advertising: The Copycats (Time Magazine. July 11, 1969) [1]
- ^ It's Growing (New York Times. September 26, 1993)
- ^ Noxzema Shaving Cream Girl (TV Acres.com)
