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Lesley Hornby (popularly known as Twiggy, born 19 September 1949) is an English supermodel, actress, and singer, now also known by her married name of Twiggy Lawson. A 1960s pop icon known for her large eyes, long eyelashes, and thin build, she is regarded as one of the most famous models of all time. Twiggy went on to star in movies, and is currently a judge in the reality show America's Next Top Model. Twiggy as a name may refer to: Twiggy (born 1949), British supermodel, actress, and singer (born Leslie Hornby, married name Twiggy Lawson) Twiggy (performance artist), British eccentric performing artist Twiggy Ramirez, former pseudonym of Jeordie White (born 1971), American musician Twiggy the Corgi, which plays the dog Nunzio in Dharma... Image File history File links Twiggy_promo. ... is the 262nd day of the year (263rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1949 (MCMXLIX) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Neasden Neasden is a place in the London Borough of Brent. ... This article is about the capital of England and the United Kingdom. ... For other uses, see England (disambiguation). ... Michael Witney was an American film actor who was born in 1931. ... Leigh Lawson (born 21 July 1945 in Atherston, Warwickshire, England) is a film and stage actor. ... is the 262nd day of the year (263rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1949 (MCMXLIX) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... For other uses, see England (disambiguation). ... For the RuPaul song, see Supermodel (You Better Work). ... Actors in period costume sharing a joke whilst waiting between takes during location filming. ... For other uses, see Singer (disambiguation). ... For the British television series, see Pop Idol. ... ANTM redirects here. ...

Early life

Twiggy was born in the London suburb of Neasden, the daughter of William Norman Hornby, a master carpenter and joiner, and Nellie Lydia "Helen" Reeman, a factory worker at a printing firm and a counter girl at a Woolworth's store.^[1]^[2] She attended the Brondesbury and Kilburn High School in Salusbury Road, Kilburn. This article is about the capital of England and the United Kingdom. ... â€œSuburbiaâ€ redirects here. ... Neasden Neasden is a place in the London Borough of Brent. ... A Joiner is a woodworker who makes and installs architectural woodwork, including things that are called Finish carpentry and millwork in the USA. Joiners fabricate and install building components such as doors, windows, stairs, wooden panelling, mouldings, shop cabinets, kitchen cabinets, and other wooden fittings. ... This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ... // About Woolworths Group plc is a general merchandise business in the United Kingdom. ... For other uses, see Kilburn (disambiguation). ...

Modeling career

In 1966, Nigel Davie's noticed the young Lesley Hornby and offered her a modeling contract. She was only 16 and weighed 6½ stone (41 kg, 90 lbs).^[3] Davies advised her to go by her childhood nickname, Twiggy, and renamed himself Justin de Villeneuve. Twiggy arrived in New York in March 1967. It was believed that the Twiggy craze would die down within a month; Twiggy, however, became an instant icon and supermodel. Known for the high fashion mod look created by Mary Quant, Twiggy changed the world of fashion with her short-haired androgynous look. Her style has dominated the runways for forty years. She was also famous for drawing long, fake eyelashes under her bottom lashes. These are, unsurprisingly, named Twiggys. Justin de Villeneuve was a celebrity of the 1960s, born as Nigel Davies. ... This article is about the state. ... For the RuPaul song, see Supermodel (You Better Work). ... August 16, 2005 My name is Gregory L Barrett and I believe that the most fashionable people on the earth are the Children of Jesus Christ. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Mary Quant OBE FCSD (born February 11, 1934 in Kent, England) is an English fashion designer, one of the many designers who took credit for inventing the miniskirt and hot pants. ... If referring to a flower, see disambiguation under bisexual Androgyny is the state of indeterminate gender, or characteristics of gender. ...

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On June 16, 1967, Capitol Records released Twiggy's first single for the label "When I Think Of You" with "Over And Over" on the flip side.

In early 1968, Twiggy toured Japan and filmed commercials for Toyota Motors and Choco Flakes breakfast cereal. In 1969 she did commercial work in the United States for Diet Rite Cola. This article is about the automaker. ... Diet Rite is the brand name of a line of diet sodas distributed by the R.C. Cola company (now part of Dr. Pepper & Seven-Up, Inc. ...

Life after modeling

After four years of modeling, Twiggy retired, claiming "You can't be a clothes hanger for your entire life!" She embarked on an award-winning acting and singing career, including Ken Russell's 1971 film version of Sandy Wilson's musical, The Boy Friend, for which she won two Golden Globe Awards. Since then she has played a variety of roles on stage and screen, including My One and Only and as Eliza Doolittle in Pygmalion, opposite Robert Powell, in a 1981 television production. Henry Kenneth Alfred Russell, known as Ken Russell (born July 3, 1927), is an iconoclastic English film director, particularly well-known for his films about famous composers and his controversial, often outrageous pioneering work in film. ... Sandy Wilson (born May 19, 1924) is a British composer and lyricist, best known for his musical, The Boyfriend (1954). ... The Boy Friend (sometimes mis-spelled The Boyfriend) is a musical by Sandy Wilson. ... Broadway Playbill My One and Only is a musical with a book by Peter Stone and Timothy S. Mayer and music and lyrics by George and Ira Gershwin. ... Play cover, depicting Mrs Campbell as Eliza Pygmalion (1913) is a play by George Bernard Shaw based on Ovids tale of Pygmalion. ... Robert Powell (born June 1, 1944), is a well-known English television and film actor, known for the title role in Jesus of Nazareth and as the fictional secret agent Richard Hannay. ...

Twiggy married the American actor Michael Witney in 1977. They had one daughter, Carly, born in 1978. That marriage ended with his sudden death in 1983 from a heart attack. She met Leigh Lawson on the film Madame Sousatzka, and married him in 1988. They reside in London. Michael Witney was an American film actor who was born in 1931. ... Heart attack redirects here. ... Leigh Lawson (born 21 July 1945 in Atherston, Warwickshire, England) is a film and stage actor. ... Madame Sousatzka (1988) is a film directed by John Schlesinger, with a screenplay by Ruth Prawer Jhabvala. ...

In 1976, Twiggy signed to Mercury records and released the albums "Twiggy" and "Please Get My Name Right", discs that contained both pop and country tunes. "Twiggy" sold very well, peaking on the UK charts at no.33, and gave Twiggy a silver disc for good sales. The album contains Twiggy's top twenty hit single, "Here I Go Again" and "Please Get My Name Right" made it to no.35 in 1977.

In 2003, she released another album, "Midnight Blue" featuring previously unreleased material she had recorded from 1982-1990, the CD received glowing reviews and had duets on it with Leo Sayor and Carly Simon.

Twiggy's other recordings from 1985 failed to make the charts. "Feel Emotion" and "Diamond" have both been released onto CD format since.

In 2005, Twiggy joined the cast of the TV show America's Next Top Model as one of four judges. She also returned to modeling, fronting a major new TV, press and billboard campaign for Marks & Spencer, a British department store chain. In 2006, she portrayed herself as a nineteen-year-old in the radio play Elevenses with Twiggy for BBC Radio 4's Afternoon Play series. ANTM redirects here. ... From the earliest days of the medium, television has been used as a vehicle for advertising in some countries. ... Advert redirects here. ... Billboard redirects here. ... Marks & Spencer (M&S) is a British retailer, with 760 stores in more than 30 countries around the world. ... The interior of a typical Macys department store. ... old Radio 4 logo BBC Radio 4 is a UK domestic radio station which broadcasts a wide variety of spoken-word programmes including news, drama, comedy, science and history. ... The Afternoon Play is a drama series written for BBC TV (BBC1) and BBC Radio (BBC Radio 4). ...

In 2007, it was announced that Twiggy would not be returning to America's Next Top Model's 10th series due to scheduling conflicts. She will instead be replaced with supermodel Paulina Porizkova. ^[4]

Appearances

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Filmography

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Television

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Recordings

References

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