Sondra Peterson

Sondra Peterson is an American model born in 1935. She is best known for her prominent modeling career during the 1950s and 1960s, a period in which she appeared in major publications alongside other notable icons of the era, such as Veruschka von Lehndorff and Jean Shrimpton.

Peterson's professional trajectory advanced when she was signed by Eileen Ford to the Ford Modeling Agency. Throughout her career, she collaborated with leading photographers of the time, including Irving Penn and Francis McLaughlin Gill. Her work and presence in the industry were later profiled in Eileen Ford's publication, Eileen Ford's Book Of Model Beauty.

During the 1960s, Peterson was frequently featured in Seventeen magazine. The publication highlighted famous models of the decade through a series of "How to look like..." features. Peterson appeared on the covers of multiple issues of the magazine, including the May 1960 issue, which featured her on the cover for an article titled "How to Look Like Sondra Peterson."

In her personal life, Peterson shares two children with French media executive Daniel Filipacchi, who served as Chairman Emeritus of Hachette Filipacchi Médias. One of their children is the writer Amanda Filipacchi, who was born in 1967.