…………Betty Lago…………More accurately……..THE DIVINE BETTY LAGO………….and divine she was…….I adored Betty……She wasn’t only beautiful and EXOTIC on the outside, but she was golden, and had an exuberant, infectious personality, a huge heart and a great laugh……EVERY DESIGNER around the world, bar none, loved Betty!……..This photo was a National Ad from the late 80s……Betty is wearing a black bugle beaded top with gold bugle bead bands….The skirt was stripes of black and gold bugle beads….It was inspired by the mask of Tutankhamun!…….Arthur Elgort was the photographer and Marc Balet the art director…The lighting on Betty is stupendous…..I grew close to Betty when we hired her to do the “ANNE KLEIN 11” commercials…….Many thought it was a strange pairing…..This Brazilian model form Rio De Janeiro wasn’t exactly the American girl next door type, but her incredible personality, and her wonderful accent is exactly what made her perfect to be the Anne Klein 11 spokesperson….All of the commercials had a common theme….A photographer with a hand held camera followed her around the city like a paparazzi….There were many scenarios…..One was in the subway, another on the steps of the NYC Library, in a grocery store, and just on a tree lined street in upper Manhattan…..In the scene….Betty, realizing that she was being followed…..suddenly stopped, turned around to confront the cameraman…..and simply said……..”ANNE KLEIN 11″………as if they wanted to know what she was wearing. It was Betty’s smile, personality and accent that made these commercials a total success!…….I used Betty in all of my shows in the 80s….until she retired from modeling and became a successful actress in Brazil…….Dear Betty died from cancer in 2015….She left behind a husband and two children…..and many adoring fans!…me included……..Betty was only 60 years old…….Heaven is more beautiful with Betty in it……I am sure she and Jac are telling stories and laughing away!!!