Having been nominated for a 'Best Actress' Oscar in 1961, wasted no time in flying to Paris to commission a dress from Christian Dior for the ceremony.For the previous three years, the 29-year-old starlet had narrowly missed out on the coveted gong, a losing streak largely attributed to her scandalous affair with, and subsequent marriage to, 1950s music idol Eddie Fisher who had been married to American sweetheart Debbie Reynolds when they met.Finally declared the winner at the 33rd for her role in the film Butterfield 8, Taylor henceforth believed that the exquisite 'Soirée à Rio' evening gown she wore that night was her 'lucky charm'.
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