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Monica Was No Mandy!

The Mother of All Scandals--The Profumo Affair!

Mandy Rice-Davies and Christine Keeler
Mandy Rice-Davies & Christine Keeler circa 1962


Let's face it, President Clinton has lousy taste in women, with the exception of Hillary. I like Hillary, thank you very much! Shit, if it were scientifically feasible, I'd have her children! But aside from Kathleen Willey and maybe Gennifer Flowers, I'd have to say that the man is in need of some serious tutorials in how to separate the poon from the tang, if you know what I mean.

If only Christine and Mandy could be on hand, to give poor Paula and Monica a few pointers.

That's right, Christine Keeler and Mandy-Rice Davies!

The stars of the Profumo Affair, darling!!!

Christine poses for David Bailey!


This historic event rocked ever-so-austere England in the early-early 60's, in the height of scorching Cold War Paranoia, less than a year before the Kennedy assassination. As a matter of fact...wouldn't you just know it, there's supposedly a Kennedy connection to another woman connected to the Profumo Scandal, a woman by the name of Mariella Novotny. Mariella Novotny threw the kinds of parties the likes of the London toffee-nose set had never experienced before! But more on dear Mariella in a few!

Miss Mandy was a sassy little minx
Christine and Mandy had the world by the balls in early 60s London. Their friend Stephen Ward, a high-society osteopath, introduced them to some of the most influential men in London, some with lordly connections and other such claims. Christine Keeler just happened to find herself sandwiched between the British Minister of War and the Russian Naval Attache. Later on when the world discovered that all this had been going on, War Minister John Profumo resigned in disgrace and the attention then shifted to the "prostitution" trial of Stephen Ward. Ward committed suicide before the trial came to an end. Prime Minister Harold Macmillan resigned a few months later.


Now, don't get all highbrow on me now, Sweetie.

These girls were a breath of fresh air compared to the staleness and blandness of today's scandal queens. And to think that they didn't even need plastic surgery in those days!


Some of the fabulous people you'll hear about:

  • Christine Keeler -- The dark-haired siren who almost single-handedly brought down the Conservative party!
  • Mandy Rice-Davies -- Christine's bubbly, blonde sidekick, who also pulled a number of well-meaning influential men!
  • Stephen Ward -- The man who sprang the aforementioned pair onto the demi-monde of London. Later put on trial for a number of trumped-up charges, and victim of Conservative witch-hunt.
  • John Profumo -- The British War Minister, who dabbled with Christine and denied "any impropriety with Miss Keeler".
  • Eugene Ivanov -- The Russian Naval Attache who also had a hankering for Miss Christine.
  • Peter Rachman -- Mandy's lover, benefactor, and notorious Notting Hill slum lord.
  • Harold Macmillan -- British Prime Minister who resigned after the scandal broke.
  • Lucky Gordon -- Christine's psychotic Jamaican lover.
  • Johnny Edgecombe -- Christine's other Jamaican guy, known for taking potshots at the Wimpole Mews flat where Christine and Mandy were hiding out.
  • Mariella Novotny -- Famous hostess of fabulous parties, including the "Man In The Mask" gala. Married to antiques dealer Hod Dibben, known to have had liaisons with Malcolm X, Brian Jones, and John F. Kennedy.
  • Ronna Ricardo -- The prostitute who was forced to testify against Stephen Ward. She later retracted her statement and took to sporting "A-C-A-B" (All Coppers Are Bastards) on her knuckles.
  • And many more!

    Links to other Profumo sites on the Web

    A review of the movie "Scandal"!
    Phil Ochs pays homage to Christine and Mandy!

    Suggested reading:

    An Affair Of State : The Profumo Case And The Framing Of Stephen Ward-- Phillip Knightley and Caroline Kennedy, Atheneum, New York, 1987.

    The Trial Of Stephen Ward--Ludovic Kennedy, Simon and Schuster, New York, 1965

    Mandy--Mandy Rice-Davies with Shirley Flack, Michael Joseph, London, 1980

    Honeytrap - The Scandal--Anthony Summers and Stephen Dorril, Coronet Books, London, 1987

    Scandal--Christine Keeler, St. Martin's Press, New York, 1987

    Stephen Ward

    This page is also under construction. Patience, petal! Or in the famous last words from the Man In The Mask Party, "Please beat me if I fail to satisfy."

    anouka@swbell.net


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