Babette March Autographs
Babette March (born 1941), pronounced Marx, born Barbara Marchlowitz, formerly Babette Russell, or simply Babette, who is 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, which has been credited with making the bikini a legitimate piece of clothing.
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.
She started modelling in early 1962, beginning with a shoot for Weekend Magazine. By 1963 she was working for leading fashion magazines. She moved to a Park Avenue New York City apartment; eventually, she and her boyfriend settled in New York City.
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Traded items with a signature of Babette March
The most expensive item with a signature of Babette March (Babette March Autograph Signed 1964 Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue JSA) was sold in July 2025 for $2,509.95 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 July 2020 with an average selling price of $8.63 for an autographed item of Babette March. Sold items reached their highest average selling price in February 2026 with $55.99 and the month that saw the lowest prices with $1.80 was March 2023. In average, an autographed item from Babette March is worth $7.95.
Most recently, these items with a signature of Babette March were sold on eBay - click here for more items.
| Picture | Item Title | Price | Store |
 | BABETTE MARCH 1st SI Swimsuit Cover Model SIGNED / AUTOGRAPH 3.75" x 5.75" Photo | $7.95 |  |
| BABETTE MARCH 1st SI Swimsuit Cover Model SIGNED / AUTOGRAPH 3.75" x 5.75" Photo | $7.95 | |
| Babette March Beatty Signed 8x10 Photo BAS COA 1st Sports Illustrated Swim Cover | $55.99 | |
| Babette March Beatty Signed 8x10 Photo BAS COA 1st Sports Illustrated Swim Cover | $55.99 | |
| BABETTE MARCH Hand Signed Autograph 4X6 PHOTO - 1ST SI SWIMSUIT COVER MODEL 1964 | $6.38 | |
| BABETTE MARCH Hand Signed Autograph 4X6 PHOTO - 1ST SI SWIMSUIT COVER MODEL 1964 | $6.38 | |
| BABETTE MARCH Hand Signed Autograph 4X6 PHOTO - 1ST SI SWIMSUIT COVER MODEL 1964 | $3.00 | |
| BABETTE MARCH Hand Signed Autograph 4X6 PHOTO - 1ST SI SWIMSUIT COVER MODEL 1964 | $3.00 | |
| BABETTE MARCH Hand Signed Autograph 4X6 PHOTO - 1ST SI SWIMSUIT COVER MODEL 1964 | $2.25 | |
| BABETTE MARCH Hand Signed Autograph 4X6 PHOTO - 1ST SI SWIMSUIT COVER MODEL 1964 | $2.25 | |
| BABETTE MARCH Hand Signed Autograph 4X6 PHOTO - 1ST SI SWIMSUIT COVER MODEL 1964 | $2.25 | |
| BABETTE MARCH Hand Signed Autograph 4X6 PHOTO - 1ST SI SWIMSUIT COVER MODEL 1964 | $2.25 | |
| BABETTE MARCH Hand Signed Autograph 4X6 PHOTO - 1ST SI SWIMSUIT COVER MODEL 1964 | $6.00 | |
| BABETTE MARCH SIGNED 8X10 PHOTO BECKETT BAS COA 1ST SPORTS ILLUSTRATED SWIMSUIT | $9.99 | |
| BABETTE MARCH SIGNED 8X10 PHOTO BECKETT BAS COA 1ST SPORTS ILLUSTRATED SWIMSUIT | $9.99 | |
