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Dame Twiggy thinks she was the "first working-class" model. The 73-year-old star - whose real name is Lesley Lawson - was spotted at the age of 16 and went on to become one of the cultural icons of the 1960s but explained that at that time she was one of the few to have come from an ordinary school and background. Speaking on UK TV show 'Lorraine', she said: "I was probably the first working-class model. Most models came out of school, went to finishing school, came out and became a model. I was at grammar school and very happy doing that. But then somebody saw me, I had my hair cut and that w...
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Twiggy has paid tribute to the late queen of Britain’s ‘Swinging Sixties‘ fashion Dame Mary Quant. The UK’s first supermodel, 73, who modelled for Mary, hailed her as a revolutionary business pioneer after the self-taught designer’s family revealed she had died aged 93 at her home in Surrey on Thursday (13.04.23) morning. Twiggy – real name Lesley Hornby – said on Instagram alongside a black and white photo of Dame Mary: “Mary Quant was such an influence on young girls in the late 50s (and) early 60s. “She revolutionised fashion and was a brilliant female entrepreneur. The 1960s would have nev...
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Queen of Britain’s ‘Swinging Sixties’ fashion Dame Mary Quant has died aged 93. A statement issued by her family on Thursday (13.04.23) confirmed that the self-taught designer – hailed by many as the inventor of the mini-skirt – “died peacefully at home in Surrey, UK this morning”. The statement read: "Dame Mary, aged 93, was one of the most internationally recognised fashion designers of the 20th century and an outstanding innovator of the Swinging Sixties. “She opened her first shop Bazaar in the Kings Road in 1955 and her far-sighted and creative talents quickly established a unique contrib...
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Janice Dickinson claims she coined the term ‘supermodel’. The 67-year-old, who shot to fame in the 1970s after being discovered by a photographer and went on to become one of the most successful and coveted faces in the modelling industry, says she will defy anyone who claims she didn’t originally came up with the word in 1982 during a conversation with her manager. She told Queerty: “I stand by it because I coined the word. You know, there are of course other supermodels that were before me, but I said to my agent back in 1982, with the Elite agency. “She said, ‘You are working night and day,...
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Queen Elizabeth didn’t like her hands, according to royal photographer Rankin. The 56-year-old celebrity photographer - who has photographed the likes of David Bowie, Kate Moss and Madonna, to name a few - revealed the late monarch’s insecurity and how she used it as a “get out” when he tried to get an image of her holding a sword for the Golden Jubilee in 2002. Speaking on the ‘Tea With Twiggy’ podcast, he spilled: “I was like, ‘I really want to photograph you holding the sword,’ and she said, ‘I don’t like my hands.’ [I thought] that’s the best ‘get out’ for holding the sword. “I’m probably ...
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Twiggy was “too scared” to eat sushi when she went to Japan in the 60s. The 72-year-old model - born Lesley Hornby - thought it was “insanity” to eat the local delicacy of raw fish and rice when she went to the Asian country, aged 17, as she had only ever eaten her “mum’s cooking”. Talking on her podcast ‘Tea With Twiggy” on Monday (10.04.22), the fashion icon said: “When I was 17, way, way back in the mid-60s, I was asked to go to Japan. “I was from north west London and I’d only had my mum’s cooking really. So you can imagine this girl from Neasden sitting in a Japanese restaurant in Tokyo.”...
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Twiggy suffers from dry skin. The 72-year-old fashion icon - whose real name is Dame Lesley Lawson - has revealed the most important part of her beauty routine is slapping on plenty of moisturiser, and the Charlotte Tilbury ambassador swears by their Magic Cream and Magic Night Cream. She said: "I have dry skin, lots of moisturiser is really important to me." However, she insisted drinking plenty of water and getting in plenty of shut-eye is also key to maintaining her ageless complexion. She added to People: "A good night's sleep and of course a healthy diet." The model previously revealed he...
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Pattie Boyd initially turned down a date with Beatles star George Harrison, but fate brought them back together. The 77-year-old model was married to the The Fab Four guitarist for 11 years from 1966 to 1977, but when they first met in March 1964 she was in a relationship with photographer Eric Swayne and spurned George's romantic overtures, almost missing on a relationship with the 'Something' singer. Speaking on the ‘Tea with Twiggy’ podcast, Pattie revealed the events that led to her eventual first date with George who asked her out after spending a day shooting The Beatles’ first film ‘A H...
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Twiggy is open to getting a “slight facelift” but the idea scares her. The 72-year-old model insists there are some cosmetic treatments she’d never have - and although she’s a fan of “subtle” work, she isn’t sure she could go through with any operation because of her phobia of needles. Twiggy told Good Housekeeping magazine: “I’d never have fillers or Botox and I don’t understand this obsession with huge lips. “If I ever did anything, I’d have a very slight facelift. I know a few people who’ve had it done very subtly and it’s worked for them. “But I haven’t done it yet – mainly because I’m too...
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Twiggy claims Pilates has "changed her life". The 71-year-old model was advised to turn to the form of exercise - which stretches the body and improves posture - when she suffered "really bad" back pain and she's been so impressed by the results, she recommends it to everyone. The 71-year-old model damaged her back three years ago and was advised by her osteopath to take up Speaking to Yours magazine, she said: “I regularly do Pilates which I love. It’s brilliant because it stretches you. I swear by it. A few years ago I got a really bad back. My osteopath said the best thing I could do once I...
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