Robbin Bain, who covered fashion and beauty as “Girl of the Day” on the NBC morning show, died on October 21 in Southampton, NY. He is 87 years old.
Bain’s daughter, Lara McLanahan, told Deadline that breast cancer was the cause of her death.
Born on August 10, 1936, Barbara Jane Bain’s career began in 1959 when the Queens native was crowned Miss Rheingold, which was the region’s most popular beer at the time.
Earning a $50,000 prize, Bain made several appearances across the US and Europe and was even tapped for Revlon and Helena Rubinstein commercials.
“It’s not a body thing,” Bain told The New York Daily News in 2000, according to The New York Times.
In 1961, Bain joined “Today,” where she discussed fashion, makeup and other female-driven feature topics.NBC
“Personality and personal health are very important. You have to look very approachable to the guy sitting at the bar or going to the supermarket,” added Bain.
He also gained fame as one of the four “Portrettes” who introduced Jackie Gleason on his variety show, “The Jackie Gleason Show.”
In 1961, Bain joined “Today,” where she discussed fashion, makeup and other female-driven feature topics.
Barbara Walters, who died last year at the age of 93, became “Today’s Girl” after joining the show in 1961 as a writer and researcher.
In “Audition: A Memoir,” she says it’s “Neanderthal” for women to be stuck covering only “features intended for women.”
Born August 10, 1936, Barbara Jane Bain’s career began in 1959 when the Queens native was crowned Miss Rheingold, which was the region’s most popular beer at the time.NBC
Bain, who worked in the role for just 2 months before leaving due to pregnancy, thinks more highly of the role.
“I was the only woman, except for the makeup woman, on set,” Bain said during a “Today Girls” reunion in 2012.
After her departure from “Today,” Bain became an interior designer.
She is survived by McLanahan, daughter Dina Nemeth, her husband, Alexander Guadieri, stepson Alexandre Guadieri, and six grandchildren.
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