Christine Keeler

Christine Keeler (born February 22, 1942) was a British model and showgirl. Her involvement with a British government minister discredited the Conservative administration of Harold Macmillan in 1963 in what is known as the Profumo Affair.

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February 22 - 1942 - Model - Showgirl - Conservative - Harold Macmillan - 1963 - Profumo Affair

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Born in Uxbridge, Middlesex, England, she was raised in the village of Wraysbury in Berkshire. At age 15, she found work as a model at a dress shop in London's Soho quarter. At 16, she gave birth to a son after an affair with an African American soldier. The infant lived only few days, and Keeler soon went back to work as a showgirl at Murray?s Cabaret Club in Soho where she met Dr. Stephen Ward. Soon the two were living together with the outward appearance of being a couple, but, according to her, it was a platonic "brother and sister" relationship.

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Uxbridge - Middlesex - England - Wraysbury - Berkshire - Soho - African American - Stephen Ward

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