Born 1940 in Baltimore, Maryland, American actress and model Sunny Griffin graduated from Hood College, in Fredrick, Maryland in 1962. In 1966, Ford Model Agency declared her the highest-paid fashion model in the world. Over her 18 year modeling career, she graced the covers of
Harper’s Bazaar,
Woman’s Day,
Red Book,
Ladies Home Journal,
Family Circle, and
Saturday Evening Post, to name just a few.
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| Sunny Griffin as a model in the 1960s |
In 1969, Griffin co-starred with Dustin Hoffman in the 20th Century Fox film John and Mary. Her knowledge in matters of beauty, fashion and fitness — so necessary for a top model — led to her being chosen as the corporate spokesperson and Director of Beauty and Fashion for Avon Products Inc., a position she held for five years. After that post she worked for three years as a correspondent and part-time co-host for Good Morning America, frequently doing pieces on health and beauty. Then, for 2 years, she anchored her own TV show Twice a Woman, that was syndicated across the country. She also traveled the country on media tours for Germain Monteil Cosmetics and Dupont Lycra.
Sunny currently spends the winter months at her home at a Spa outside the beautiful town of Chiang Mai, Thailand. She is married to Steven Eiche, and her proudest achievements are her 2 daughters, Kelly and Kerry.
Take a look at these glamorous photos to see portraits of a young Sunny Griffin as a model in the 1960s.
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| Sunny Griffin in crisp brown lace jacket over dress of brown silk chiffon billowing in pleats by Harold Levine, photo by Louis Faurer, Harper's Bazaar, July 1965 |
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| Sunny Griffin in pearl white satin, deep wrapped V front and back, folded in long panel beneath softly bowed sash by Galanos, jewelry by David Webb, photo by Louis Faurer, Harper's Bazaar, November 1965 |
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| Sunny Griffin in blue tailored wool suit with blue and black check jersey turtleneck by Handmacher, belt by Calderon, photo by Bob Richardson, Harper's Bazaar, August 1965 |
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| Sunny Griffin in brown velveteen skirt and scarf, and pale blue jeweled bodice twinkling with beads, the short sleeves banded with sable by Sophie of Saks Fifth Avenue, photo by Louis Faurer, Harper's Bazaar, November 1965 |
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| Sunny Griffin in silvery chiffon chemise glistening and banded with white and pink sequins by Leslie Morris, photo by Louis Faurer, Harper's Bazaar, November 1965 |
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| Sunny Griffin in soigné theater suit of navy satin and Italian wool by Bill Blass for Maurice Rentner, bracelet by Richelieu, photo by Louis Faurer, Harper's Bazaar, July 1965 |
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| Sunny Griffin in superb white chiffon shirtwaist with beads over all and Persian fantasies of diamanté, pearls, sequins and crystals at the hem by Burke-Amey, necklaces by Marvella, photo by Louis Faurer, Harper's Bazaar, November 1965 |
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| Sunny Griffin in a pin-striped three-piece costume with cardigan jacket and collared overblouse by Leslie Fay, Harper's Bazaar, April 1966 |
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| Sunny Griffin in beguiling cage dress covered with butterfly bows in white or black at Saks Fifth Avenue, Vogue, August 1, 1966 |
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| Sunny Griffin in beige cotton lace shirt with a nylon marquisette backing by Gant, Vogue, December 1, 1966 |
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| Sunny Griffin in deeply carved matelassé textured cotton dress by Gustave Tassell, National Cotton Council ad, Harper's Bazaar, April 1966 |
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| Sunny Griffin in double-breasted, back-belted coatdress in bonded worsted wool by Leslie Gay, Harper's Bazaar, August 1966 |
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| Sunny Griffin in form-flowing wool dress by Teal Traina, Wool Bureau Inc. ad, Vogue, February 15, 1966 |
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| Sunny Griffin in long Empire dress of Celanese acetate and rayon shimmering with dazzling beads by Malcolm Starr, Vogue, October 1, 1966 |
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| Sunny Griffin in long pleated nylon nightgown by Kayser, Vogue, November 15, 1966 |
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| Sunny Griffin in scarlet silk crêpe poncho dishabile, moves from wide deep yoke and slits narrowly down the back by Grès, coiffure by Alexandre, photo by James Moore, Harper's Bazaar, April 1966 |
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| Sunny Griffin in sports girdle of sieve-small network of skin-colored Lycra by Olga, fishnet stockings by Solar, watch by Endura, sunglasses by Riviera, photo by Francesco Scavullo, Harper's Bazaar, May 1966 |
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| Sunny Griffin in suit-dress in grainy double-faced wool worsted with grosgrain bow and buttoned to the left, at Bergdorf Goodman, photo by Neal Barr, Vogue, September 1, 1966 |
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| Sunny Griffin in swimsuit by Brigance for Sinclair of DuPont stretch nylon, photo by James Moore, Harper's Bazaar, January 1966 |
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| Sunny Griffin in trim military shirtcoat of Fouke-Dyed black Alaska fur seal from Max Borgen, photo by Neal Barr, Harper's Bazaar, August 1966 |
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| Sunny Griffin in wonderful pantie girdle of black and flesh-colored Lycra under black fishnet by Warner's, stockings by Prestige, watch by Oris, photo by Francesco Scavullo, Harper's Bazaar, May 1966 |
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| Sunny Griffin in a scarlet wool crêpe dress from O'Neil's Topaz Room, Harper's Bazaar, February 1967 |
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| Sunny Griffin in colorful paisley-printed nightgown of Antron tricot by Kayser, photo by William Helburn, Vogue, September 1, 1967 |
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| Sunny Griffin in dotted lounge shift in polyester and cotton by Kayser, photo by William Helburn, Vogue, February 1, 1967 |
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| Sunny Griffin in nightgown and peignoir in nylon tricot scalloped with lace by Kayser, Harper's Bazaar, April 1967 |
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| Sunny Griffin in shirt in imported English fabric resembling lizard by Gant, worn with silk print ascot, Vogue, September 1, 1967 |
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| Sunny Griffin in shirt tent in cotton lace floating away from the body in white, yellow or black by Leslie Fay, Vogue, May 1, 1967 |
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| Sunny Griffin in silk crêpe slip dress covered with nude silk chiffon showered with brilliants from the Tribout Collection at Jordan Marsh, Harper's Bazaar, March 1967 |
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| Sunny Griffin in sllek nylon tricot nightgown with handpainted bouquets by Kayser, photo by William Helburn, Vogue, October 15, 1967 |
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| Sunny Griffin in softly cowled dress with chiffon panels floating from the shoulders, satin sash bowed high at the waist by Leslie Fay, Harper's Bazaar, August 1967 |
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| Sunny Griffin, photo by William Helburn, Braniff Airways, 1967 |
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| Sunny Griffin in blue-dotted green acetate-crêpe lounger by Kayser, Vogue, March 1, 1968 |
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| Sunny Griffin in casually belted dress with a stand-away necklin in ottoman double knit Dacron polyester by Leslie Fay, hat by Mr. John, handbag by Lederer, Harper's Bazaar, November 1968 |
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| Sunny Griffin in romantic brocade dress by Philippe Tournaye for Mort Schrader, Harper's Bazaar, September 1968 |
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| Sunny Griffin in silk and acetated dress and matching coat by Belle Saunders for Abe Schrader, Vogue, February 15, 1968 |
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| Sunny Griffin in silky nylon tricot pajama set with sashed karate jacket by Kayser, Harper's Bazaar, February 1968 |
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| Sunny Griffin in two-tone short nylon tricot nightgown by Kayser, photo by William Helburn, Harper's Bazaar, April 1968 |
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| Sunny Griffin in white brocade evening suit with mink collar by Belle Saunders for Abes Schrader, Harper's Bazaar, September 1968 |
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| Sunny Griffin in lilac nightgown lavished with lace in nylon tricot by Kayser/Perma-Lift, Harper's Bazaar, February 1969 |
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| Sunny Griffin, photo by William Helburn, 1969 |
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