Twiggy - Born 1949
British Fashion Model, Actress & Singer
Added to the album by Howie, A Wonderful Man
When I wrote about Mary Quant - Wonderful Woman No. 117, I wrote of how a woman stylised 1960s Britain through design, what I neglected to mention then was the Quant-look was personified by one person, Twiggy. In a time when Britain was leading a cultural and sexual revolution, Lesley Hornby - nicknamed Twiggy due to her stick-like frame, became the iconic Face of 1966 and an international symbol, not just of British fashion but of the modern age and theSwinging Sixties.
If you remember back to the blog post on Jamie Lee Curtis - Wonderful Woman No. 111, I confirmed that being pleasing on the eye is not qualification enough to be included as a Wonderful Woman but beauty does not hold one back either, like Jamie Lee, Twiggy is here as a woman who has achieved much and as a woman who is now into her 60s and continues to work hard and be successful in her career.
Often proclaimed to be the World's first Supermodel, Twiggy began her career in 1965, aged just sixteen. She appeared in the most fashionable magazines and was employed to show-off the clothes of the greatest designers and given opportunities to work with designers and bring out ranges
Aside from a long and successful career in fashion, Twiggy has appeared in several film and television productions, as well as great success in stage, such as her Golden Globe winning performance in the stage musical The Boyfriend. She is also a capable singer and has released several albums from the 1970s, right up to her latest release just a year ago.
A hugely successful and interesting woman, hard-working and still full of sparkle in her sixtieth decade, most definitely qualifying as a Wonderful Woman.
Being a grown-up woman doesn't mean you can't look beautiful, individual and different.
Twiggy
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