Stalking The Wild Veruschka
January, 1971
Stalking the Wild VeruschkaCountess Vera Gottlieb von Lehndorff--she was born to Prussian nobility--is publicly known by the single name Veruschka, but is, perhaps, best remembered as the writhing subject of David Hemmings' photographic attentions in the movie Blow-Up. A top model, she poses in or out of high-fashion ensembles (for the camera of Franco Rubartelli) with equal zeal. "For me, nudity is something natural, almost spontaneous," she says. "I become aggressive and proud w...