Chris Noel

Noel's picture appeared on the cover of Good Housekeeping magazine when she was 16 years old, and she was painted as a pin-up model by Gil Elvgren. Posters that showed her holding a Kodak Brownie camera were displayed in camera stores. She also had her own modeling school in Lake Park, Florida.[6]

In addition to her work on radio during the Vietnam War, she toured the country eight times, including twice with Bob Hope. Her interest in that war's military personnel began with her visit to a San Francisco VA hospital in 1965. She said, "That was the moment. I prayed to God to help me help young men in war."[7][8]

In the early '70's, Noel was in New York and was working with Paul Colby, impresario and owner of the famous Greenwich Village club, The Bitter End. Noel was performing cover songs by John Prine and needed a backup band. Paul asked Dennis Lepri, who had worked with Kenny Rogers and Gunhill Road, to form a band for her and produce her sound. After auditioning many New York area musicians, the band "Quilt" was formed. After extensive rehearsals at the Bitter End, the band showcased for selected industry executives to mixed reviews. Some time after, the band was dissolved and Noel pursued other interests.

Following his proposal in a helicopter, Noel wed soldier Ty Herrington, whom she later found out was diagnosed as a "paranoid schizophrenic manic-depressive".[7][9][6] He killed himself after they had been married for 11 months. She went on to marry three more times, once to a Texan independent oil producer, another to a guy she met in church, and last to a lawyer.[6]

In 1993, she opened a shelter in Boynton Beach, Florida, providing space for 10–12 drug-free veterans at a time.[6]

• Chris Noel at IMDb
• Chris Noel at the Internet Broadway Database