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i i-ltfii ^ ¦ ^wiggy was the worlds first supermodel: a skinny kid with the face of an angel who became an icon. 'She ll last a couple of weeks,' a bystander quipped in 1967 when she took New York by storm.Thirty years on andTwiggy is still a force to be reckoned with and a household name the world over. Twiggy recounts her extraordinary journey from schoolgirl to model,recording artist to award-winning actress, and charts the struggle for recognition that was the shadow of that early fame. Through the story of her survival among the vagaries of Broadway and Hollywood,Twiggy, born Lesley Hornby in Neasden, North London, proves herself to be no dumb blonde but a quick-witted woman of grit and determination, who never compromised the values of loyalty, integrity and courage that were the legacy of her working-class background or flinched from ehallenge whether personal or... Tovább

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i i-ltfii ^ ¦ ^wiggy was the worlds first supermodel: a skinny kid with the face of an angel who became an icon. 'She ll last a couple of weeks,' a bystander quipped in 1967 when she took New York by storm.Thirty years on andTwiggy is still a force to be reckoned with and a household name the world over. Twiggy recounts her extraordinary journey from schoolgirl to model,recording artist to award-winning actress, and charts the struggle for recognition that was the shadow of that early fame. Through the story of her survival among the vagaries of Broadway and Hollywood,Twiggy, born Lesley Hornby in Neasden, North London, proves herself to be no dumb blonde but a quick-witted woman of grit and determination, who never compromised the values of loyalty, integrity and courage that were the legacy of her working-class background or flinched from ehallenge whether personal or professional. lif

)M * i. At the age of seventeen Twiggy was one of the most famous faces on the planet: her photograph was even encased in a time capsule sent into space. Then came the film The Boyfriend, for which she won two Golden Globe Awards, spectacular first steps in a brave new career. But the gigantic leap from working-class schoolgirl to international celebrity was not achieved without cost, as the frenzy of the world's média fed upon her wide-eyed innocence. > * i ' V/M® ¦¦ * Tví OV. ' If-^-'v ¦ , ¦ l ' ; í/M 'i'v.-¦ ¦ ¦ -Wv ; I m I ¦ , ' í ii! : \ ' | < i , f j For the first time Twiggy reveals the truth behind her suffocating relationship with Justin de Villeneuve,her boyfriend and manager. She describes with raw honesty her traumatic marriage to Michael Whitney, an alcoholic whose inability to cope with her success nearly destroyed both their lives. Sustained by the love of their daughter Carly, she found strength and happiness. Now happily married to actor Leigh Lawson,Twiggy's road to contentment has been long and hard, won through her unfeigned charm and ability always to see the funny side. Twiggy Lawson retraces her remarkable career through the heady days of the swinging sixties, into the 70s, 80s and 90s, reflecting on the friendships and confrontations with the people she met along the way. Here she is: Twiggy In Black A nd White. A 4 í" AA Vissza