If St. Gaudens were looking for a model today...

291fifth · May 25, 2006 8:31AM

who would he select? (This is a serious question.)

My choice: Katherine McPhee (This is a serious answer.)

SanctionII · May 25, 2006 8:38AM

Out of the current crop of young Hollywood Starlets, I would vote for Jessica Alba and Charlize Theron.

BlindedByEgo · May 25, 2006 8:41AM

Jennifer Lopez

291fifth · May 25, 2006 8:51AM

<< Out of the current crop of young Hollywood Starlets, I would vote for Jessica Alba and Charlize Theron. >>

Wrong body type for early 20th century models.

rainbowroosie · May 25, 2006 9:02AM

Ever watch the Wonder Woman TV show? Decades later, she's still the most beautiful lady around...

RYK · May 25, 2006 9:09AM

Yikes! 291fifth has McPhee-ver. A model for a coin would not and should not be chosen from the pool of pop culture icons.

291fifth · May 25, 2006 9:15AM

<< Yikes! 291fifth has McPhee-ver. A model for a coin would not and should not be chosen from the pool of pop culture icons. >>

We have to stick to well-knowns even though St. Gaudens never would have. Think body-type. I have to do this when selecting models for my photography.

mgoodm3 · May 25, 2006 9:17AM

I bet you could find a Victoria's Secret model to fit the bill.

RYK · May 25, 2006 9:21AM

I bet you could find a Victoria's Secret model to fit the bill.

I will do some research tonight and get back to you on your idea.

GaCoinGuy · May 25, 2006 9:22AM

I'd give my vote for Lynda Carter.

If not her, then perhaps Rita Hayworth.............this is the picture from the poster in the movie The Shawshank Redemption.

millennium · May 25, 2006 9:35AM

I vote for Angelina Jolie...great greek like features....It would be great.

JJM · May 25, 2006 9:38AM

should age well and hold its own

crispy · May 25, 2006 9:56AM

<< Wrong body type for early 20th century models. >>

Pamela Anderson

crispy · May 25, 2006 9:58AM

Anna Nicole Smith

Cladiator · May 25, 2006 9:58AM

No question about it, Scarlet Johansen.

ABC123 · May 25, 2006 10:16AM

Jenna Jamison---they could also revert to Roman Numerals XXX

RedneckHB · May 25, 2006 11:23AM

OPRAH.....serious answer.

coindeuce · May 25, 2006 11:24AM

Isabella Rosellini. Beauty, charisma, modesty.

frankieboywonder · May 25, 2006 12:06PM

Rosie O'Donnell...................would represent very well the obese country we have become.

Lakesammman · May 25, 2006 12:25PM

Just got back from NY and saw several Saint sculptures - whoever it was was HOT.

GAT · May 25, 2006 12:29PM

He wouldn't have liked any of the thin, starving women of today. Look at Cezanne, Renoir, Latrec and Gauguin's paintings at the turn of the 20th Century. They all liked women with some meat on them.

pharmer · May 25, 2006 1:03PM

Tracy E. Bregman

rmoss · May 25, 2006 1:08PM

Edited to add:
No disrespect meant toward this thread, just injecting a little humor.

secondrepublic · May 25, 2006 1:11PM

Laetitia Casta, if she doesn't need to be American.

Otherwise, some of the options listed above.

bosox · May 25, 2006 2:14PM

I second Laetitia.

solid · May 25, 2006 2:27PM

A classic beauty!

Ken

edit to add: Wow, somebody beat me to it, but I've posted this pic to a similar thread before!

Myqqy · May 25, 2006 4:33PM

Scarlett Johanson is a great choice!!

Coindexter · May 25, 2006 7:07PM

If you're going to go the Hollywood starlet route I have to nominate Zooey Deschanel.

But on a serious note, when this subject comes up (this being the third time I recall since joining) I always nominate the United Sates' finest ever ambassador of class: Audrey Hepburn. Plus, she was a knockout by anyone's standards.

coinlieutenant · May 25, 2006 7:31PM

I am with solid. I have been a Laetitia Casta fan for a LONG time. She is French but hey....French coinage is about the only one that can compare artistic wise to American IMO.

PerryHall · May 25, 2006 7:39PM

<< He wouldn't have liked any of the thin, starving women of today. Look at Cezanne, Renoir, Latrec and Gauguin's paintings at the turn of the 20th Century. They all liked women with some meat on them. >>

I agree. Anorexia need not apply.

100proof1957 · May 25, 2006 9:45PM

Kirstie Ally is still pretty hot !

Whitby · May 25, 2006 10:14PM

Isabella Rossillini (yes I know the spelling is off)

partagas · May 25, 2006 10:16PM

Definelty Scarlett Johanson!!!!!

291fifth · May 25, 2006 10:27PM

The only two candidates suggested so far that meet my own criteria are Katherine McPhee and Scarlett Johansson. Both have body types that St. Gaudens would have liked for the depiction of "Liberty" on the Double Eagle. St. Gaudens would not have selected any of the thin body type models that are so popular today.

1956Half · May 25, 2006 10:46PM

I cannot believe many of the skanky suggestions put forth so far. Angelina Jolie???? BARF!!!! Please schedule an eye exam asap.
I nominate Laurie Dhue of Fox News..... Yum!

Longacre · May 25, 2006 10:52PM

Mrs. Longacre.

Can someone forward this thread to her?

crispy · May 25, 2006 11:19PM

I merely picked two women with the "hourglass figure" which was in vogue in the past.

You want stunning try Catherine Zeta-Jones.

claychaser · May 26, 2006 12:30AM

A serious reply!

Let's see if I got the link right:

The obvious choice! Link is "G" rated-
How about her?

zenny · May 26, 2006 1:53AM

<< 
You want stunning try Catherine Zeta-Jones. >>

bingo!

millennium · May 26, 2006 2:01AM

<< Laurie Dhue >>

LOL....Got legs of a sumo wrestler....thick. Angelina will do fine for me.

Like Laurie's politics though!

291fifth · May 26, 2006 2:01AM

<< A serious reply!

Let's see if I got the link right:

The obvious choice! Link is "G" rated-
How about her? >>

No. Just not right for St. Gaudens. Arms are too thin.

Barndog · May 26, 2006 2:23AM

The truth is that he wouldn't get to select. There would be many committees formed to address the topic and no doubt some subcommittees would be needed to ensure the chosen person(s) represented a cross-cultural and possibly unisex version of an American. We'd end up with a composite of everyone. It would suck, of course.

WillieBoyd2 · May 26, 2006 3:14AM

St. Gaudens wouldn't be allowed to design coins for the US today.
He would never pass a drug test as he was a morphine addict.
He designed his famous $20 coin while high.

Cladiator · May 26, 2006 3:15AM

<< The truth is that he wouldn't get to select. There would be many committees formed to address the topic and no doubt some subcommittees would be needed to ensure the chosen person(s) represented a cross-cultural and possibly unisex version of an American. We'd end up with a composite of everyone. It would suck, of course. >>

Sad, very sad...but very true.

messydesk · May 26, 2006 3:25AM

<< The truth is that he wouldn't get to select. There would be many committees formed to address the topic and no doubt some subcommittees would be needed to ensure the chosen person(s) represented a cross-cultural and possibly unisex version of an American. We'd end up with a composite of everyone. It would suck, of course. >>

Yeah, it would probably look about as good as a love child of Helen Thomas and Ernest Borgnine.

SanctionII · May 26, 2006 3:32AM

On second thought how about:

1. Ginger or Mary Ann of Gilligan's Island; or

2. Emma Peel of The Avengers; or

3. Jeannie of I dream of Jeannie; or

4. Any of the three sisters in Petticoat Junction; or

5. Julie Andrews from the Sound Of Music; or

6. Rita Hayworth; or

7. Betty Grable; or

8. Any of the Andrews Sisters; or

9. Sophia Loren; or

10 Audrey Hepburn; or

11. Daphne Jong Jongs (an Olympic diver from Sweden in the 1984 Olympics who stood about 5'11" tall who would give Helen of Troy and Athena a run for their money in the beauty department).

uofa1285 · May 26, 2006 3:53AM

<< Jenna Jamison---they could also revert to Roman Numerals XXX >>

uofa1285 · May 26, 2006 3:54AM

<< Rosie O'Donnell...................would represent very well the obese country we have become. >>

DHeath · May 26, 2006 4:00AM

Jennifer Connelly would be a good choice, IMO.

Barndog · May 26, 2006 4:08AM

<< Daphne Jong Jongs (an Olympic diver from Sweden in the 1984 Olympics who stood about 5'11" tall who would give Helen of Troy and Athena a run for their money in the beauty department). >>

OK, if we are reliving female athlete fantasies from years gone by, how about Denise Biellmann, the Swiss skater who made "Biellmann spins" famous when she won the 1981 ladies' world championships.

291fifth · May 26, 2006 4:26AM

<< 

<< Daphne Jong Jongs (an Olympic diver from Sweden in the 1984 Olympics who stood about 5'11" tall who would give Helen of Troy and Athena a run for their money in the beauty department). >>

OK, if we are reliving female athlete fantasies from years gone by, how about Denise Biellmann, the Swiss skater who made "Biellmann spins" famous when she won the 1981 ladies' world championships. >>

These aren't supposed to be from years ago! They are supposed to be current women...as in 2006.

If St. Gaudens were looking for a model today...

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