Born in Yugoslavia (now Croatia), Silvija Košćina moved over to Italy, where she became Sylva Koscina and an actress. She was, at the time, Italy’s answer to France’s Brigitte Bardot, but I always thought she was a lot classier than the French totty.
I saw her in some forgettable movie long ago, and developed an insane pre-teen crush on her. I’m happy to say that with advancing age, nothing has changed.
Here she is in black & white:
Like last week’s Classic, Madeline Smith, I’ll defer Sylva’s color pics to a later date.