Babette March (born 1941), pronounced Marx, born Barbara Marchlowitz, formerly Babette Russell, or simply Babette, who is now known by the name Babette Beatty, was the first Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue cover model. She was on the swimsuit issue cover of the January 20, 1964, issue. This has been credited with making the bikini a legitimate piece of clothing. More about Babette March
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According to Sports Illustrated, she was born in Berlin and raised in Brazil, Germany and Canada. According to her website, March was born in Berlin in 1941, moved to Rio de Janeiro 1949, traveled from 1959 to 1961, lived in Manhattan from 1961 to 1979, lived in Montreal from 1979 to 1986, resided in Palm Beach, Florida, and Naples, Italy, from 1986 to 1992, after which she moved to Halfway, Oregon.In total, we tracked 56 items since 01/01/2008. The chart below shows the trade volume over time.
The most expensive item with a signature of Babette March (1964 Signed Swimsuit sports illustrated Babette March) was sold in September 2011 for $355.00 while the cheapest item (BABETTE MARCH Hand Signed Autograph 4X6 Photo -1ST EVER SPORTS ILLUSTRATED MODEL) found a new owner for $0.38 in September 2023. The month with the most items sold (4) was May 2020 with an average selling price of $11.26 for an autographed item of Babette March. Sold items reached their highest average selling price in April 2022 with $154.76 and the month that saw the lowest prices with $0.75 was July 2023. In average, an autographed item from Babette March is worth $15.00.
Most recently, these items with a signature of Babette March were sold on eBay - click here for more items.
Item Title | Price | Store | |
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Babette March REAL SIGNED 1st Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Cover Photo #1 COA | $23.99 | ||
Babette March REAL SIGNED 1st Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Cover Photo #4 JSA COA | $29.99 | ||
Babette March Signed 3x5 Index Card 1964 Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Cover Model | $1.99 | ||
Babette March Signed 8x10 Photo AUTO Beckett BAS COA | $18.68 | ||
Babette March Signed 8x10 Photo AUTO Beckett BAS COA | $9.00 | ||
BABETTE MARCH Signed Autograph 4x6 Photo - 1964 SI SWIMSUIT COVER MODEL | $0.75 | ||
BABETTE MARCH Signed Autograph 4x6 Photo - 1964 SI SWIMSUIT COVER MODEL | $1.94 | ||
BABETTE MARCH Signed Autograph 4x6 Photo - 1964 SI SWIMSUIT COVER MODEL SEXY | $2.25 | ||
BABETTE MARCH Signed Autograph 4x6 Photo - 1964 SI SWIMSUIT COVER MODEL SEXY | $7.27 | ||
Babette March Signed Autograph 8x10 Photo Beckett COA Sports Illustrated Model | $14.99 |