Photo Album Reveals the Life of an Unknown Woman Who Knew All of Hollywood’s Biggest Stars

A photo album appeared in a thrift store in Belgium in last year. In it was a mystery woman, surrounded by the who’s who of Hollywood. From Oscar winners to global icons and the greatest performers of this generation, this woman had met them all.

Find out who she was and how this seemingly normal photo album started a search for the identity of an amazing woman.

The Mystery

A thrift store in Belgium was facing a mystery. Opnieuw & Co, in Mortsel, had a strange find. Someone had dropped off a photo album. But it wasn’t just any photo album. Inside the rose-covered album were a lifetime of personal photographs.

But, anyone could recognize the faces in the discarded memento.

The Lady at the Heart of the Mystery

The photo album had page after page of celebrity photos. All the celebrity photos had one common denominator. Posing with the celebrities was the same woman, usually clad in a blazer and pearls, and the list of celebrities who appeared in the photos was endless.

A Badge Was Visible

One of the photos answered part of the mystery. In one photograph, a badge the woman was wearing was visible. It was a name badge. The woman’s name is Maria Snoeys-Lagler.

But now that this information was known, would the thrift store be able to locate the woman or find out the details behind these photographs?

Maria’s Pedigree

How did Snoeys-Lagler manage to hob nob with all these stars? The photo album was a who’s who of Hollywood. There were celebrities from both film and television. Who gets to rub elbows with so many famous people?