Janet Sackman

Janet Sackman was a Lucky Strike model who lost her larynx to cancer.

Biography
Janet Sackman was discovered circa 1948 on a New York beach. She modeled for Lucky Strike cigarettes as "Miss Lucky Strike." The slogan used then was "Smoke a Lucky to feel your level best." After smoking for 33 years, Ms. Sackman lost her larynx and part of a lung to cancer. She teaches other former smokers who have lost their larynxes to speak. She appeared on Primetime Live in February of 1993 (ABC Primetime Live 2/25/93; WSJ 2/11/93).

External resources
Anti-tobacco television ad made by Janet Sackman in 1994

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