The Muse: Anita Pallenberg / The Musicians: At Least Two of the Rolling Stones
Anita Pallenberg lived her life with incredible “Savoir-Vivre” (a polished sureness). The German-Italian model had almond-shaped eyes that gave way to a clever and sinister gaze and a playful smile that drew in the enamored Brits Keith Richards, Brian Jones, and (possibly) Mick Jagger.
Anita Pallenberg with Keith Richards (left) and Anita Pallenberg with Mick Jagger (right). Photo by McCarthy, Daily Express, Hulton Archive, Getty Images / Andrew Maclear, Hulton Archive, Getty Images
But Pallenberg wasn’t just a pretty face. She was a witty woman of the world who rid Richards of his gawky shyness, taught Brian Jones how to dress, and showed Mick Jagger how to move. “Anita seduced everybody. She was so powerful that very few people were immune,” long-time friend Robert Greenfield wrote in his book Exile on Main Street: A Season in Hell With the Rolling Stones.