AMERICAN SWEETHEART I was a famous poster girl!
She’s the image behind an enduring World War II recruitment poster that was declared an American icon. She’s also probably the only person still alive who remembers its creation, says Weslee D’Audney, who over the years has found her famous face reprinted on everything from tote bags to face masks.
Chatting to the Weekly from her retirement village north of Auckland, the remarkable 95-year-old recalls how she was propelled into the spotlight nearly 80 years ago, when she was a pre-med student in New York City.
“Pearl Harbour had just been bombed and President Roosevelt called his cabinet a couple of days later to ask them for a prioritised list of things that were most urgently needed to fight and win this war,” tells Weslee. “After manpower and arms, third on the list
