Doٌa Fabiola de Mora y Aragَn, a 32-year-old Spanish hospital nurse, nabbed Europe’s most eligible bachelor: 30-year-old King Baudouin I of Belgium.

There are no written accounts of bets being placed on which couturier would design Fabiola’s wedding dress. This is because only one designer was likely ever considered for the job Cristَbal Balenciaga.