{"id":117867,"date":"2024-06-12T18:06:31","date_gmt":"2024-06-12T18:06:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lascrucestoday.com\/magic\/2024\/06\/12\/her-name-isnt-rio-model-who-inspired-duran-durans-rio-cover-identified-after-42-years\/"},"modified":"2024-06-12T18:06:31","modified_gmt":"2024-06-12T18:06:31","slug":"her-name-isnt-rio-model-who-inspired-duran-durans-rio-cover-identified-after-42-years","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lascrucestoday.com\/magic\/2024\/06\/12\/her-name-isnt-rio-model-who-inspired-duran-durans-rio-cover-identified-after-42-years\/","title":{"rendered":"Her name isn&#8217;t Rio: Model who inspired Duran Duran\u2019s &#8216;Rio&#8217; cover identified after 42 years"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<figure><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/syndication.abcaudio.com\/files\/2024-06-12\/M_DuranDuranRio_050924.jpg\" alt><figcaption>Warner Music<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">The\u00a0model who inspired\u00a0the cover of <strong>Duran Duran<\/strong>\u2019s 1982 album,\u00a0<\/span><em><span class=\"s1\">Rio<\/span><\/em><span class=\"s1\">, has been identified, 42 years after the album\u2019s release.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">The\u00a0Instagram account <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/C8Da_BgtH50\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span class=\"s1\"><strong>@nagel_angel<\/strong><\/span><\/a><span class=\"s1\"> shared a post revealing that artist and illustrator <strong>Patrick Nagel<\/strong> used a 1981 multipage editorial from <\/span><em><span class=\"s1\">Vogue Paris<\/span><\/em><span class=\"s1\"> featuring model <strong>Marcie Hunt<\/strong> for the cover. The info was confirmed by the late Nagel\u2019s assistant, <strong>Barry Hahn<\/strong>, who replied to them, \u201cGreat Catch!\u201d<\/span>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">\u201cWe suspect the model and maybe the band Duran Duran had no idea Nagel was influenced and used this image to create the cover of their musical masterpiece, &#8216;Rio,\u2019&#8221; the post shares. \u201cHe certainly changed many things, most specifically removing her glasses, but he obviously loved her smile. And that smile has been an iconic piece of Duran Duran history for decades.\u201d<\/span>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">And it appears the suggestion that Duran Duran didn\u2019t know could be right, as they <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/C8DAoSMJB2I\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;ig_rid=3a5ad877-f8d6-4ac5-b263-1dd8948fea6c\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span class=\"s1\"><strong>shared the post<\/strong><\/span><\/a><span class=\"s1\"> on Instagram with the comment, \u201cWOW!&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Marcie also commented on the revelation, writing, \u201cThis is so cool! I absolutely did not know until now that this photo of me was used for the Rio cover. Very exciting! Love Duran Duran, and danced to their music often in the 80s. And later at my husband, Tom\u2019s and my wedding. Thank you all for your wonderful comments. And yes, I\u2019m still alive!\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Copyright \u00a9 2024, ABC Audio. All rights reserved.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Warner Music The\u00a0model who inspired\u00a0the cover of Duran Duran\u2019s 1982 album,\u00a0Rio, has been identified, 42 years after the album\u2019s release. The\u00a0Instagram account @nagel_angel shared a post revealing that artist and illustrator Patrick Nagel used a 1981 multipage editorial from Vogue Paris featuring model Marcie Hunt for the cover. 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