- First know actress that was filmed naked - uncredited role in film Hypocrites (1915).
- Margaret Edwards was married and lived as Margaret Romero in her parents household according to 1930 Census in Glendale, Los Angeles, California.
- Her Parents were William Irvin Edwards (1961, Iowa - 1947, LA) and Loretta Edyth Edwards (1867, Missouri - 1947, LA).
- Her dream was to be a dancer and she studied ballet with Veronine Vestoff.
- Unfortunately her acting career didn't last long. Her final film was the 1915 comedy Sunshine Molly. Margaret quit show business and married Bernal Auturio Romero, a Venezuelan businessman.
- Director Lois Weber was cast her the religious drama Hypocrites. She shocked audiences by appearing completely naked in several scenes. This was the first Hollywood film to show full frontal nudity and it was banned in several cities. In an interview she said "A naked woman in a role symbolic of the truth is not immodest or immoral - it is art. I have been taught that my body is a temple of purity and I am a child of nature.".
- In 1943 her nineteen year old daughter Byrnal died from an embolism during pregnancy.
- Margaret was nicknamed "The Perfect Girl".
- When she was a teenager Margaret began performing in local stage productions that her mother produced. The shows focused on how the five foot, two inch beauty got her amazing figure.
- She said she followed a strict diet and exercise plan designed by her mother Edyth.
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