The Real Story Behind ‘An American Girl In Italy’


The subject of the photo, Ninalee Craig, gives her account of what's happening in the iconic image.

This article, written by Emanuella Grinberg, appears on CNN.

The real story behind ‘An American Girl in Italy’

People tend to wonder if the iconic photo of Ninalee Craig was staged.

It’s the question she hears most often. To some, the scene in the black and white photo from another era is almost too perfect. Craig, 23 at the time, breezes past clusters of men on a sidewalk in Florence, Italy, head held high as if impervious to their ogling as she grasps her shawl and handbag.

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