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Dame Lesley Lawson DBE ( née Hornby; born 19 September 1949), widely known by the nickname Twiggy, is an English model, actress, and singer. She was a British cultural icon and a prominent teenaged model during the swinging '60s in London.
Jun 22, 2024 · Twiggy, British fashion model and actress whose gamine frame and mod look defined the fashion industry during much of the late 20th century. She is widely considered to have been one of the world’s first supermodels. Learn more about Twiggy’s life and career.
Sep 19, 2018 · Twiggy, born Lesley Hornby, was one of the defining faces of London’s swinging ’60s and is widely considered to be one of the world’s first supermodels. At 15, she met a hairdresser named Nigel Davies (now known as Justin de Villeneuve), who gave Hornby her signature boyish haircut.
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Dec 24, 2023 · Learn how Twiggy, a teenage girl with a cropped haircut and exaggerated eyelashes, became the face of the 1960s fashion and culture. Discover her glamorous and groundbreaking story, from her rise to fame to her diverse career as an actress, singer, and mother.
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Sep 19, 2014 · A look back at Twiggy, revealed in pictures and with quotes from Vogue, on her 65th birthday. By Laird Borrelli-Persson. September 19, 2014. Helen of Troy might have had the face that launched a...
Twiggy is a British icon of the 1960s, known for her skinny look, pop art style, and roles in The Boy Friend and The Blues Brothers. She also appeared in musicals, TV shows, and judged America's Next Top Model.
Sep 18, 2014 · Jean Shrimpton, Penelope Tree and, of course, the extraordinary woman known as Twiggy (born Lesley Hornby) were, for several years in the mid-1960s, the heavily made-up faces of Swinging London...
