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Twiggy the face of the swinging 60's is now 63 years old. Born Lesley Hornby in suburban London in 1949 she Twiggy epitomized the androgynous British look. When she was 16 years old Twigs (her childhood nickname) went into the Mayfair salon The House of Leonard and got a short crop haircut and color. Leonard was looking for models to photograph for head shots to hang in his shop. The photos were seen by Deirdre McSharry a fashion journalist. McSharry arranged to have more photos taken and published in the Daily Express. Twiggy's career quickly took off because of her boyish looks and thick dark eye lashes. She was the mini girl with the colored tights and big earrings.
Twiggy became one of the first super models appearing on the cover of Vogue over three times in a year. Described by Diana Vreeland, "She's no flash in the pan. She is the mini-girl in the mini-era. She's delicious looking." There was a backlash. Twiggy was decried as being too boy-ish and waif-like. Twiggy herself in later years has complained of the trend of super thin models. She has explained that her look natural and she didn't want to be that thin. She also explained her eyelashes were three pairs of false eyelashes and black eyeliner.
In the 70's Twiggy started an acting and singing career. Her first film was Ken Russell's "The Boyfriend" and during that era she released two albums that had moderate success. She also worked in television in England and the US. In 2001 Twiggy was the co-host of the UK's morning chat show "This Morning" and on "America's Top Model". During this time she also went back to modeling working for London's Marks & Spencer. She has also made appearances on "Absolutely Fabulous".