Melanie Susan Potier (14 November 1947 – 23 June 1981), better known as Suki Potier, was an English model.
Suki Potier | |
|---|---|
| Born | Melanie Susan Potier 14 November 1947 Surrey, England |
| Died | 23 June 1981 (aged 33) Portugal |
| Occupation | Model |
| Spouse | Robert Ho |
Early life
editModelling
editAs a teenager, Potier was a model for many English designers and agencies, including English Boy, an agency on the King's Road in Chelsea, London, England. In 1967, she modelled for Ossie Clark's April 1967 collection.[3][1]
Potier had a small acting role in the 1968 psychedelic film Wonderwall, and archive footage of her was also used in a 2011 music documentary George Harrison: Living in the Material World.
Personal life
editIn 1966, Potier was dating Tara Browne, an heir to the Guinness fortune. On 18 December 1966, aged 19, Potier was a passenger in his turquoise Lotus Elan when he was driving through South Kensington. Browne collided with a parked truck and died from his injuries the next day. Potier was not injured in the accident.[1] The Beatles song "A Day in the Life" is often considered to allude to this incident.[4]
Potier had a relationship with Brian Jones (1942–1969), the Rolling Stones guitarist, living with him in Sussex, England.[1][5]
Potier met Robert Ho, future Hong Kong businessman, the eldest son of Macau gaming tycoon Stanley Ho,[6] while he was a student at the London School of Business,[1] and subsequently married him. Potier and her family lived in Hong Kong. They had two daughters, Sarah Ho and Faye Ho.[2][7] Potier's daughters were raised in Macau.[7][1][8]
Death
editReferences
edit- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Neville, Flora (December 15, 2016). "Secrets of Sixties: London's forgotten It girls who disappeared too soon". newstatesman.com. Retrieved November 27, 2019.
- 1 2 3 "Suki Potier". bluetramontana.com. Archived from the original on 20 Oct 2011. Retrieved November 27, 2019.
- ↑ "Ossie Clark, the King Of the Kings Road in Holland Park". nickelinthemachine.com. April 20, 2008. Retrieved November 27, 2019.
- ↑ Telegraph obituaries: Nicky Browne (22 June 2012)
- ↑ "The wild Sloanes who made the Sixties happen". tatler.com. June 21, 2017. Retrieved November 27, 2019.
- ↑ Forbes: Stanley Ho and family
- 1 2 Wu, Tyrone (November 22, 2011). "Behind-the-Scenes with Sarah Ho". asiatatler.com. Retrieved November 27, 2019.
- ↑ "Why Sarah Ho is playing the long game". professionaljeweller.com. March 16, 2012. Retrieved November 27, 2019.
- ↑ South China Morning Post: Casino king's palace left to decay (24 Feb 2008)