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Mansergh, Margo (Margaret Elizabeth), 1927-2020

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Margaret "Margo" Mansergh was born on September 3, 1927 in Blackpool, England. Marsergh began her career as a model in London before moving into dancing, modeling, and eventually as a showgirl in Las Vegas, Nevada. Mansergh was part of a touring company of the Lido de Paris and in the 1960s she began work as a dancer in Frederic Apcar's Vive Le Girls lounge show at the Dunes Hotel. Mansergh later performed in the American version of Lido de Paris at the Stardust Hotel and Casino.

Mansergh worked as a model and for Neiman Marcus department store at the Fashion Show Mall in Las Vegas after retiring from the stage. In 1995, she married formed dancer Joseph Tomaszewski of the Debonairs who she had first met in 1955 when they were both dancing in the touring show for Una Noche en el Lido de Paris in Buenos Aires, Argentina. In 2020, Mansergh-Tomaszewski passed away in Las Vegas at the age of 93.

Source:

"Obituary-Margaret Elizabeth Mansergh-Tomaszewski," Dignity Memorial. Accessed February 18, 2021. https://www.dignitymemorial.com/obituaries/las-vegas-nv/margaret-mansergh-tomaszewski-9384497.