A Chanel and Guy Laroche house model in 1950s' Paris, Arnaud's popularity allowed her to cross over into photo work - culminating in a 1957 Life magazine cover.
Marie-Hélène Arnaud, 1959

Photo by Loomis Dean, Paris, 1957
Loomis Dean, Paris, 1957
Loomis Dean, Paris, 1957


French fashion model Marie-Helene Arnaud reading in a cafe.
Photo by Loomis Dean, March 1957
French fashion model Marie-Helene Arnaud standing next to a car along the street.
Photo by Loomis Dean, March 1957

Marie Héléne Arnaud pour ELLE
Georges Dambier, Paris, 1957 
Marie-Helene Arnaud in Suit by Chanel, 1959
Photo by Henry Clarke
Marie Helene Arnaud and the gold fish, 1957
Photo by Georges Dambier
Marie-Helene Arnaud et Coco Chanel a la premiere de A Frenchman in Moscow, circa 1960

Marie-Helene Arnaud, famous fashion model of French fashion designer Coco Chanel.