Ugly women do not exist. There are blind men who can not see all the attractiveness, charm and charm in the representatives of the beautiful half of humanity. Those are too thin, then plump, sometimes too tanned, then, on the contrary, pale. Fortunately, the antique trader Nigel Davis was not at all like that. He managed to consider in his girlfriend the future model and predicted her unprecedented success. And I was not mistaken. Very soon the world saw a supermodel that changed the pre-existing ideas about beauty, a girl who became a symbol of the 60s of the XX century, a "reed", imitated by millions of women all over the world. The world saw the top model of Twiggy.
From the ugly duckling to the beautiful swan
Leslie Hornby, the legendary Twiggy, was born in the neighborhood of London in the family of a carpenter and a barmaid. Since childhood little Leslie has been lean, and children in the school now and then called her "sliver" or "stick." After settling into one of the London hairdressing salons as an ordinary assistant after school, by the age of 17, Leslie's leaness was megapopular, and her child's nickname was transformed into the beautiful name Twiggy, which translates as "fragile" or "thin."
However, the new pseudonym was just right for her, because Twiggy's parameters differed significantly from the generally accepted model standards of that time. With an increase of 169 cm, it weighed about 40 kg, and its proportions were 80х55х80. But, perhaps, just such a complex helped Leslie become one of the most famous top models. By the way, she was the first in the fashion industry who was awarded such a title. For 4 years of modeling career Twiggy has never gone on the podium, but got on the covers of the most famous glossy publications - Vogue, Seventeen, McCalls. It was filmed by the best photographers, such as Helmut Newton and Cecil Biton. Biography Twiggy says that one of her photos was even put in a capsule and sent into space.
60's Star
The world descended on Twiggy. Women lined up in kilometer queues near beauty salons to become like the object of their adoration. The image of Twiggy forced them to lose weight until exhaustion, which later became known as "Twiggy's syndrome." Her miniature figure, a boyish haircut, large eyes with long false eyelashes and a shabby nose made her a world name and a fortune.
In the late 60's, a twiggy fever blew up the world in a new way. The model launched its own line of youth clothing - Twiggy Dresses, opened a boutique in central London, became the face of the advertising company of the revolutionary cosmetic brand Olay. Model Twiggy even became a prototype for the Barbie doll, released by Mattel in 1967. In the inheritance, Barbie received not only a famous name - Twiggy, but also something from the legendary model - narrow hips and small breasts. But one doll did not. A year later, under the name Twiggy, thermoses, stockings, socks and even children's coloring books were produced.
Rebirth
1970 became special in the life of Twiggy - she completed her modeling career, declaring to the whole world that she did not want to serve as a hanger. The world has lost a great model, but has acquired an equally talented actress. A year later she was awarded the Golden Globe Award as "the most promising actress"; a similar statuette she received and for the role in the musical "Friend". The role of Eliza Doolittle in the TV version of the famous "Pygmalion" brought her another award. The audience appreciated her talent and favorite corporate identity - huge eyes and angelic innocence.
The new star also shone on Broadway, starring in the musical "My One and Only". Today's Twiggy is no less successful than the young beauty from the 60's. She is the face of the Marks & Spence brand, her own talk show, Twiggy's people, her own Twiggy line of cosmetics, Aroma Therapies for Face and Mind, writes books and much more than that, because a talented person is talented in everything.
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