Sarli

Nicknamed for her body's shapely resemblance to a Coca-Cola bottle, Isabel "Coca" Sarli reigned as Miss Argentina in 1955 and starred in more than 30 films in a three-decade career that made her one of South America's greatest sex symbols.

Psychos and Suckers 2010

Sarli for his Spring-Summer 2010 high fashion collection unveiled in Rome, Saturday, Jan. 30

Kansas City Star: Front Page 2010

The same year, at barely 30, Sarli was invited to present a small collection in Florence, then competing with Milan and Rome as a centre of Italian couture.

The Guardian World News Veronica Horwell 2010

But unlike Schuberth, for whom the stage was fundamental and cinema a novelty, Sarli could see the potential in newer media.

The Guardian World News Veronica Horwell 2010

His family wanted Sarli to be a naval officer but settled for him studying business management.

The Guardian World News Veronica Horwell 2010

Sarli graduated from being a fan to setting up performances, then offered to refurbish the marionette wardrobe.

The Guardian World News Veronica Horwell 2010

Sarli, who was divorced, is survived by five sons.

FOXNews.com 2010

As a boy, Sarli wanted to be a puppeteer, and acted as an assistant to a professional showman who lived near his family.

The Guardian World News Veronica Horwell 2010

Sarli married Jolanda, the girl who went to mass in his mother's curtains.

The Guardian World News Veronica Horwell 2010

He was personally almost as retiring as Christian Dior, though Italian in self-presentation Dior would never have worn velvet trousers as a work uniform, as Sarli did, or a white suit and dark shirt for his catwalk bow, but his gift was for the public state occasion.

The Guardian World News Veronica Horwell 2010