# Girl in famous Elvis photo identified **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [August 8, 2011, 6:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/girl-in-famous-elvis-photo-identified/591968 "2011-08-08T18:10:46Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![aceplace57](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aceplace57/32/3500_2.png) [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2011, 6:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/girl-in-famous-elvis-photo-identified/591968/1 "2011-08-08T18:10:46Z")
I remember these photos in Life magazine. It was published right after Elvis died. They were a reminder of the young Elvis. Full of charisma and sex appeal. No one knew who the lady was. She sure knew how to kiss. Fifty-five years later that photo is still hot. **Until Today.** 😃 Five page Vanity Fair article. > **[The Elvis-Kiss Mystery-Solved!](https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2011/08/elvis-kiss-201108)** > > In the summer of 1956, a 21-year-old Elvis Presley, already inciting libidinous mayhem from Kansas City to Jacksonville, impishly touched tongues with a young woman in Richmond, Virginia. Alfred Wertheimer snapped the shutter just at the moment of... Interview with the photographer and Elvis’ date. [http://scoop.today.com/\_news/2011/08/08/7303753-the-woman-in-the-elvis-photo-mystery-solved](http://scoop.today.com/_news/2011/08/08/7303753-the-woman-in-the-elvis-photo-mystery-solved) She was a very nice looking lady. Just one of many in Elvis’ long superstar life. Life is good when you are the king of Rock N Roll. ---
**Author:** ![aceplace57](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aceplace57/32/3500_2.png) [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2011, 6:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/girl-in-famous-elvis-photo-identified/591968/2 "2011-08-08T18:16:50Z")
**Original Photos** > **[Photos: Elvis Presley: The Story Behind His Iconic ‘Kiss’ Photograph](https://www.vanityfair.com/culture/photos/2011/08/elvis-kiss-concert-photographs)** > > One sweltering Southern summer, in 1956, Elvis Presley smooched his date du jour as photographer Alfred Wertheimer captured the moment. Exclusive to VF.com, Wertheimer’s full portfolio. ---
**Author:** ![VinylTurnip](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/b2d939/32.png) [@VinylTurnip](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/VinylTurnip)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2011, 6:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/girl-in-famous-elvis-photo-identified/591968/3 "2011-08-08T18:20:03Z")
I’d like a photo of her kissing him now. ---
**Author:** ![aceplace57](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aceplace57/32/3500_2.png) [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2011, 6:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/girl-in-famous-elvis-photo-identified/591968/4 "2011-08-08T18:27:09Z")
These photos are pretty unique. Early in his career, Elvis allowed journalists unrestricted access. They could take candid photos like this. There’s a famous documentary of Elvis on tour that shows him goofing around and relaxing with friends. A few years later, Elvis’ manager Tom Parker stopped it. All the reporting & photos afterwards were carefully planned and staged. They were packaging Elvis and creating a brand. The public never saw Elvis again unless it was carefully controlled by publicists. ---
**Author:** ![salinqmind](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/3ec8ea/32.png) [@salinqmind](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/salinqmind)\ **Post date:** [August 9, 2011, 12:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/girl-in-famous-elvis-photo-identified/591968/5 "2011-08-09T00:23:50Z")
She was on the Today Show this morning and claimed she didn’t know at the time exactly who Elvis was. She certainly was very, very pretty when young (as were we all!). ---
**Author:** ![Cliffy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/59ef9b/32.png) [@Cliffy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cliffy)\ **Post date:** [August 10, 2011, 4:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/girl-in-famous-elvis-photo-identified/591968/6 "2011-08-10T04:59:05Z")
Ohmigod! Mom? –Cliffy