Margaret Jacquet-Overzier - Hostess Expo 58
For a young woman like Margaret Jacquet-Overzier, there are not too many professional opportunities in the 1950s. A job as a secretary or perhaps shop assistant? As in many other parts of the world, choices were limited and many occupations and sectors remained male-dominated. But what if she had the chance to see the whole world in a few hours? What if she was selected out of thousands of applicants? What if she became the youngest hostess at Expo 58? Margaret takes us behind the scenes of the figureheads of the World's Fair, from training at the etiquette school to the scandal that led to the dismissal of some of her colleagues.

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