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Dayle Haddon

Dayle Haddon
Haddon in 2008
Born(1948-05-26)May 26, 1948
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
DiedDecember 27, 2024(2024-12-27) (aged 76)
Solebury Township, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Occupations
  • Model
  • actress
SpouseGlenn Souham (d. 1986)
ChildrenRyan Haddon
Modeling information
Height5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)
Hair colorBrown
Eye colorGreen
Agency
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Dayle Haddon (May 26, 1948 – December 27, 2024) was a Canadian model and actress, known for promoting anti-aging products manufactured by L'Oréal. Additionally, she was credited as the author of Ageless Beauty: A Woman's Guide to Lifelong Beauty and Well-Being. During the earlier part of her career as a model, Haddon appeared on the covers of many top fashion and beauty magazines, as well as the cover of the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue in 1973. Haddon also served as a wellness contributor to CBS News where she appeared regularly on The Early Show at the turn of the 21st century. Haddon married French businessman Glenn Souham, who was murdered because of his believed connections to the Iran-Contra affair. They had one daughter, journalist and producer Ryan Haddon. Haddon died at her daughter's property due to carbon monoxide poisoning in December 2024.

Early life and career

Dayle Pauline Haddon was born on May 26, 1948, to Eileen and Edward Haddon.[1] She was born and raised in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.[1] As a child, she was enrolled in dancing classes to develop her physique, and she performed well enough to become a member of Les Grands Ballets Canadiens at 13.[2] She started her modelling career partially to help finance her ballet career, as she wanted to study in France.[3]

In January 1966, she had to decide between a career as a professional ballerina or as a model because she was offered a full-time job dancing.[4] She chose to be a model and was modelling in Montreal and Toronto for department stores such as Eaton's and Simpson's when featured in a 3 June 1966 Montreal Star article.[2] After the Star article got her noticed by Eileen Ford, she was contracted to the Ford Modeling Agency in July 1966.[3] She began modelling in New York City at this time, and made the cover of Seventeen Magazine.[4]

She competed in the Miss Montreal pageant and won at age 18 on 25 October 1966.[4] She competed in the Miss Canada pagent in early November 1966, but finished as the fourth runner-up.[5]

External image
image icon Haddon's Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue cover from January 29, 1973

Modelling career 1970s – 1980s

As a model in the 1970s and 1980s, Haddon represented Max Factor, Revlon, and Estée Lauder. She appeared on the cover of the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue in 1973 (January 29).[6] She was twice named to Harper's Bazaar's "Ten Most Beautiful Women" list.[citation needed] She also appeared nude in the April 1973 issue of Playboy.[7]

Acting career

Haddon worked as an actress, appearing in the Disney movie The World's Greatest Athlete (1973) with Jan-Michael Vincent. She moved to Europe, continued modeling and acting, and appeared in a number of film roles in French and English,[8] as well as occasional small parts in American movies. Her best known roles were in Madame Claude (1977),[citation needed] and North Dallas Forty (1979) opposite actor Nick Nolte.[9]

Haddon was originally cast for the role of Dale Arden in the 1980 film version of Flash Gordon, but producer Dino De Laurentiis replaced her with Melody Anderson just before filming commenced.[10]

Later modelling career and writer

In her late 30s, Haddon returned to modelling after the death of her husband, which left her in financial trouble.[11] She became the main face for L'Oréal's cosmetic products aimed at older women.[11] According to The New York Times, Dayle had "shattered age taboos" with her multiyear contracts with L'Oréal and Estée Lauder, among other companies.[12] She also wrote books about aging gracefully, including Ageless Beauty, A Woman's Guide to Lifelong Beauty and Well-Being in 1999.[13] Haddon also served as a wellness contributor to CBS News where she appeared regularly on The Early Show.[14]

Personal life

Haddon was married to French businessman Glenn Souham, who died on 24 September 1986 in Paris, after he was gunned down, most likely by Soviet agents.[15][a] In the press reports of the time, he was suspected of being part of Colonel Oliver North's schemes to arm the Contras in Nicaragua, part of what became known as the Iran-Contra Scandal.[16] The family, through a representative, denied that Souham had any dealings with the Polish trade union Solidarity or Polish officials that were believed to be part of North’s arms stealing scheme.[17] Haddon was 38-years-old when she was widowed, and she never remarried.[1][18]

Souham and Haddon had a daughter, Ryan Haddon, who works in the television industry.[14] From her first marriage, she had two children with Christian Slater.[19] Ryan remarried in 2009 to actor Marc Blucas and had two daughters with him.[19]

In early 2008 Haddon was named a UNICEF ambassador.[20] She was also the founder of a non-profit called WomenOne. The organization's motto is "changing the world one woman at a time."[21]

Through WomenOne, Haddon had partnered with Free The Children, an international charity, to provide scholarships for girls’ education in Kenya. Through her organization, she had raised and donated more than $150,000 for one of Free The Children's all-girls secondary schools.[22]

Haddon also appeared as the face of a line of socially and environmentally responsible accessories launched by Me to We, Free The Children's partner organization.[23]

Death

On December 27, 2024, first responders found her unresponsive in a carriage house in Solebury Township, Pennsylvania, which was a property owned by her daughter Ryan and son-in-law Marc Blucas.[24] She was declared dead at the scene, and the cause was determined to be an accidental carbon monoxide poisoning caused by a defective boiler. Haddon was 76.[25]

Filmography

Haddon in the 1974 film The Cousin

Notes

  1. ^ There is conflicting information about when her husband Glenn Souham died. Both the AP and NYT obits cite 1991, however, they both say she was 38 when he died. They both got the date wrong, as he was assassinated as a suspected CIA agent in Paris by the KGB in 1986.[15][1]

References

  1. ^ a b c d Sanders, Hank (31 December 2024). "Dayle Haddon, 76, Muse Whose Modeling Career Defied Prejudice of Age". The New York Times. p. B10. Archived from the original on 31 December 2024. Retrieved 1 January 2025.
  2. ^ a b Hamel, Cheryl (3 June 1966). "Dayle's Not Shy of Success". Montreal Star. Montreal: FP Publications. p. 32. ISSN 0842-1331. Retrieved 3 January 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ a b Mitchell, Beverley (26 July 1966). "She Seems to Be Heading for Success Even Though She Loves Home Cooking". Montreal Star. Montreal: FP Publications. p. 8. ISSN 0842-1331. Retrieved 3 January 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ a b c Turner, Diane (26 October 1966). "Miss Montreal A Girl Of Many Talents". The Gazette. Montreal: Southam Inc. p. 26. Retrieved 29 December 2024 – via Google Books.
  5. ^ CP Staff (8 November 1966). "Vancouver Girl, 19, Named Miss Canada". Montreal Star. Montreal: FP Publications. The Canadian Press. p. 53. ISSN 0842-1331. Retrieved 3 January 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ SI Staff (29 January 1973). "1970s covers". Sports Illustrated. New York: Time Life. Archived from the original on 28 February 2014. Retrieved 1 January 2025.
  7. ^ Taylor, Richard (1 April 1973), "Disney's Latest Hit", Playboy, vol. 20, no. 4, Chicago: Playboy Enterprises, Inc., pp. 147–153, retrieved 29 December 2024
  8. ^ Maslin, Janet (1979-10-05). "Screen: Beauty Meets Beasts in 'Romantic Lover':Battle of the Sexes". The New York Times.
  9. ^ Maslin, Janet (1 August 1979). "Film: 'Dallas Forty':Cynicism and Comedy". The New York Times. Retrieved 29 December 2024.
  10. ^ Smith, Adam (7 January 2016). "Gordon's alive! The untold story of Flash Gordon". Empire.
  11. ^ a b Kay, Renz (5 September 2004). "Dayle Haddon on: Ageless living". Boca Raton News. Boca Raton, Florida. OCLC 232117398. Retrieved 1 January 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ Martin, Melissa Ventosa (6 May 2007). "Style − Boomer Babes". The New York Times. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 1 January 2025.
  13. ^ Haddon, Dayle (1999). Ageless Beauty, A Woman's Guide to Lifelong Beauty and Well-Being. New York: Hyperion Books. ISBN 978-0786864454.
  14. ^ a b Hall, Trish (27 April 2003). "Habitats/West 54th Street; A Model Refashions Her Career and Image". The New York Times. p. S11, P2. Archived from the original on 31 August 2018. Retrieved 1 January 2025.
  15. ^ a b Brodie, Ian (26 June 1987). "Reagan aide shot after 'Soviet arms highack plot'". The Daily Telegraph. London: Telegraph Media Group. p. 6. ISSN 0307-1235. Retrieved 1 January 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  16. ^ Sun Staff (25 June 1987). "North plot to steal arms for rebels cited". Vancouver Sun. Vancouver, British Columbia: Southam Inc. Sun News Service. p. A4. Retrieved 1 January 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  17. ^ AP Staff (28 December 2024). "Trailblazing model Dayle Haddon dies from suspected carbon monoxide poisoning". The Associated Press. New York. Archived from the original on 29 December 2024. Retrieved 1 January 2025.
  18. ^ a b Hanner, Carol L. (19 March 2019). "'I have to know if I can make it': Marc Blucas ('94) took the long shot from sports to Hollywood, and he nailed it". Wake Forest Magazine. Winston-Salem, North Carolina: Wake Forest University. Archived from the original on 21 March 2019. Retrieved 1 January 2025.
  19. ^ "Best-selling author Dayle Haddon named UNICEF Ambassador :: Celebrity Ambassadors :: People & Partners :: U.S. Fund for UNICEF". Unicef Usa. 2008-02-12. Retrieved 2010-10-05.
  20. ^ "WomenOne". WomenOne. Retrieved 2013-02-06.
  21. ^ "WomenOne: What We're Doing". WomenOne. Archived from the original on 2013-07-05. Retrieved 2013-02-06.
  22. ^ "Me to We Artisans Magazine Fall 2012" (PDF). Me to We. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-01-20. Retrieved 2013-02-06.
  23. ^ Digital Staff (28 December 2024). "Solebury Township police release new details in death of model, actress Dayle Haddon". 6 ABC Action News. Philadelphia: WPVI-TV. Archived from the original on 1 January 2025. Retrieved 1 January 2025.
  24. ^ Chebanenko, Danny (27 December 2024). "Canadian model, actress found dead after suspected CO leak at Bucks County, Pa. home". 6 ABC Action News. Philadelphia: WPVI-TV. Archived from the original on 1 January 2025. Retrieved 1 January 2025.
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