Marion "Kiki" Roberts, ca. 1928 (1909 - ?). American showgirl. She became quite famous for her relationship with the New York gangster Jack "Legs" Diamond since she was with him at the time of his murder!
When Marion was eight years old she came eighth place in a beauty contest in Boston, the prize was a contract and a chance to become a Ziegfeld girl. At that time Ziegfeld shows were a combination of comedy, music, extravagance & style. She was too young to take the contract and prize so it had to be put off till she was older.
By the time she was 16 years old, she had moved to New York with her mother and was working as a dancer in the Moritz Club run by the Queen of the Nightclubs, Texas Guinan. By 17 she was old enough to sign the contract she won when she was eight years old, she became a Ziegfeld Girl and took to the stage in a production called No Foolin' which ran from june to September 1926 and a road tour called the Ziegfeld Follies.
