Florence Dixon

Florence Dixon was an American model and actress in silent films. She was also "the Coca-Cola Girl" in print and display advertisements in the 1920s.

Florence Dixon
Florence Dixon, from a 1921 publication
Died	1986 Santa Clara, California, U.S.
Occupation(s)	Actress, model
Known for	"Coca-Cola Girl" (in 1920s advertisements)

Early life

Dixon was raised in Altoona, Pennsylvania.^[1]

Career

Dixon modeled for artists and photographers, including James Montgomery Flagg,^[2] and modeled new fashions in newspapers.^[3][4] She was known as the "Coca-Cola Girl" after her image was used in a national advertising campaign for the soft drink.^[5] In 1920, she helped promote a collection of dolls made by French widows as a fundraiser for postwar relief.^[6]

Dixon's film credits included roles in Independence, B'Gosh (1918),^[7] The Lonesome Girl (1918),^[8] One Every Minute (1919),^[9] Never Say Quit (1919),^[10] Tough Luck Jones (1919),^[11] Captain Swift (1920),^[12] The Silent Barrier (1920),^[13] The Road of Ambition (1920),^[14] Hidden Charms (1921), Jimmy's Last Night Out (1921), The Supreme Passion (1921),^[5] The Stowaway (1921), Props (1921), Wild Women (1921), Anna Ascends (1922),^[15] Women Men Marry (1922),^[16] Back Home and Broke (1922),^[17] Wife in Name Only (1923),^[18] and It Is the Law (1924).^[19]