Evelyn Nesbit was an American chorus girl and model born on December 25, 1884. She gained fame in the early 1900s for her beauty and became a popular figure in the Gilded Age society. Nesbit was often featured in various magazines and was known for her relationships with wealthy men, which contributed to her notoriety. Her life took a dramatic turn when she became involved in a high-profile murder case in 1906. Her lover, Harry K. Thaw, killed her husband, Stanford White, a prominent architect, in a crime that captivated the public. This scandal made Nesbit a symbol of the era's social issues and the complexities of fame.