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Historical record
Nadia Payot
Also known as Nadine Georgine Payot
Summary
Nadia Payot (Nadine Georgine Payot, 1887–1966) was a physician and cosmetics pioneer, born in Odessa; she moved to Lausanne in 1906 and received her doctorate in medicine in 1912. In New York in 1917 she encountered the early beauty institutes and Helena Rubinstein, with an encounter with dancer Anna Pavlova presented as the inspiration for her facial-care and facial-gymnastics methods. Back in Paris by 1920 she developed her own products and opened her first institute in 1925, later associated with the rue de Castiglione and esthetician training. She died in Switzerland in December 1966.
Focus areas: Cosmetics · Medicine · Beauty industry
At a glance
- Field
- Cosmetics · Medicine
- Location
- Paris, France
About “Dr. Payot”
Payot is sometimes described as a beauty-brand namesake or esthetician. She was a physician: she received her doctorate in medicine at Lausanne in 1912 before founding the cosmetics house and institute that carry her name.
References · in priority order
- Wikipédia (fr): Nadia Payotfr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nadia_Payot
Sources
- French Wikipedia identifies her as Nadine Georgine Payot, born in Odessa in 1887 and died in Switzerland in December 1966, a French physician and cosmetics pioneer.Wikipédia (fr)
- Portuguese Wikipedia also gives Odessa 1887 and Switzerland 1966, and describes her as a Ukrainian-French cosmetologist known as Dra. Payot.Wikipédia (pt)
- She moved to Lausanne in 1906 and received a doctorate in medicine in 1912.Wikipédia (fr)
- In 1917 New York she encountered early beauty institutes and Helena Rubinstein; the Anna Pavlova encounter is presented as the inspiration for facial-care and facial-gymnastics methods.Wikipédia (fr)
- Back in Paris by 1920, she developed her own products and opened her first institute in 1925, later associated with rue de Castiglione and esthetician training.Wikipédia (fr)
- French Wikipedia cites Le Monde's 30 Dec. 1966 obituary, Luxury Design, and Patrimoine de France; the person has French and Portuguese articles, not an English standalone biography.Wikipédia (fr)