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Twiggy
Born 19 September 1949 (age 58)
Neasden, London, England
Spouse(s) Michael Witney (1977-1983)
Leigh Lawson (1988-present)
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Twiggy (born Lesley Hornby; 19 September 1949) is an English supermodel, actress, and singer, now also known by her married name of Twiggy Lawson. Events 335 - Dalmatius is raised to the rank of Caesar by his uncle Constantine I. Year 1949 ( MCMXLIX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Neasden is an area of Brent, London, England. History The area was recorded as Neasdun in 939 AD and the name is derived London ( ˈlʌndən is the capital and largest urban area in the United Kingdom. England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland Michael Witney was an American Film actor who was born in 1931 Leigh Lawson (born 21 July 1945 in Atherstone, Warwickshire, England) is a Film and stage Actor. Events 335 - Dalmatius is raised to the rank of Caesar by his uncle Constantine I. Year 1949 ( MCMXLIX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland A supermodel is a highly-paid élite fashion model who usually has a worldwide reputation and often a background in Haute couture and commercial modeling An actor, actress, player or thespian (see terminology) is a person who Acts in a Dramatic production and who works A 1960s model 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, judge on the reality show America's Next Top Model and, along with Fran Drescher, co-conceived the initial idea that was to become the internationally successful television series, The Nanny. America's Next Top Model (often shortened to Top Model or abbreviated as ANTM) is a Reality television show in which a number of women compete Francine Joy Drescher (born September 30, 1957) is an Emmy award and Golden Globe nominated American Film and Television The Nanny is an American Situation comedy co-produced by Sternin & Fraser Ink Inc She now models for Marks and Spencer to promote their recent rebranding, and appears in seasonal TV adverts with others such as Myleene Klass, as well as other forms of media for the campaigns. Marks & Spencer Group plc (also M&S, Marks and Sparks, and Marks) is a British Retailer with 843 stores in more than 30

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Early life

Twiggy was raised in the London suburb of Neasden, the daughter of Nellie Lydia "Helen" (née Reeman), a counter-girl at a Woolworth's store and factory worker at a printing firm, and William Norman Hornby, a master carpenter and joiner. London ( ˈlʌndən is the capital and largest urban area in the United Kingdom. South San Jose (cropjpg||thumb|A suburban development in San Jose California. Neasden is an area of Brent, London, England. History The area was recorded as Neasdun in 939 AD and the name is derived This article is about the British Woolworths Group plc, and its stores A factory (previously manufactory) or manufacturing plant is an industrial Building where workers manufacture goods A Joiner differs from a Carpenter in that he cuts and fits joints in wood that do not use nails usually as a furniture maker [1][2] She attended the Brondesbury and Kilburn High School in Salusbury Road, Kilburn. Queens Park Community School (commonly abbreviated to QPCS) is a specialist Business and Enterprise inner city comprehensive Secondary school and [3]

Modelling career

Twiggy during the "height of her modelling career"
Twiggy during the "height of her modelling career"

In 1966, Nigel Davies noticed the young Lesley Hornby and offered her a modelling contract. She was only 16 and weighed 6½ stone (41 kg, 90 lbs). [4] Davies advised her to go by her childhood nickname, Twiggy, and renamed himself Justin de Villeneuve. Justin de Villeneuve was a celebrity of the 1960s born as Nigel Jonathan Davies After sweeping England as "The Face of '66" when her modelling pictures, taken by Barry Lategan, were made public, Twiggy arrived in New York in March 1967. New York ( is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern regions of the United States and is the nation's third most populous It was believed that the Twiggy craze would die down within a month; Twiggy, however, became an instant icon and supermodel. A supermodel is a highly-paid élite fashion model who usually has a worldwide reputation and often a background in Haute couture and commercial modeling Known for the high fashion mod look created by Mary Quant, Twiggy changed the world of fashion with her short-haired androgynous look. Fashion design is the Applied art dedicated to Clothing and lifestyle Accessories created within the cultural and social influences of a specific time Mod (originally modernist, sometimes capitalised is a Subculture that originated in London in the late 1950s and peaked in the early to mid 1960s Mary Quant OBE FCSD (born 11 February 1934 in Blackheath, London, England) is an English Androgyny is a term derived from the Greek words ανήρ ( anér, meaning man and γυνή ( gyné, meaning woman that can refer to either of two 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.

Twiggy was regarded as one of the faces of 1960s Swinging London, along with other models, such as Celia Hammond. The 1960s decade refers to the years from the beginning of 1960 to the end of 1969 Swinging London is a catchall term applied to a variety of dynamic cultural trends in the United Kingdom (centred in London) in the second half of the 1960s Celia Hammond was a Supermodel in the 1960s and has since become famous as a campaigner against fur and for Neutering of Cats to control the

On 16 June, 1967, Capitol Records released Twiggy's first single for the label "When I Think Of You" with "Over And Over" on the B-side. Events 1487 - Battle of Stoke Field, the last dying breath of the Wars of the Roses.

In early 1968, Twiggy toured Japan and filmed advertisements for Toyota Motors and Choco Flakes breakfast cereal. (pronounced) is a Multinational corporation headquartered in Japan, and is currently the world's largest Automaker. In 1969 she did advertising work in the United States for Diet Pepsi Cola. Pepsi-Cola is a carbonated beverage that is produced and manufactured by PepsiCo.

Life after modeling

After four years of modelling, 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. Henry Kenneth Alfred Russell, known as Ken Russell (born 3 July 1927 is an English Film director. Sandy Wilson (born May 19, 1924) is an English Composer and Lyricist, best known for his musical The Boy Friend The Golden Globe Awards are American awards for motion pictures and Television programs given out each year during a formal dinner 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. My One and Only is a musical with a book by Peter Stone and Timothy S Pygmalion (1913 is a play by George Bernard Shaw based on the Greek myth of the same name. Robert Powell (born 1 June 1944) is a well-known English television and film Actor, probably most famous for his title role in

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.

Twiggy married the American actor Michael Witney in 1977. Michael Witney was an American Film actor who was born in 1931 They had one daughter, Carly, born in 1978. That marriage ended with his sudden death in 1983 from a heart attack. Myocardial infarction ( MI or AMI for acute myocardial infarction) also known as a heart attack, occurs when the blood supply She met Leigh Lawson on the film Madame Sousatzka, and married him in 1988. Leigh Lawson (born 21 July 1945 in Atherstone, 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. They reside in London.

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. America's Next Top Model (often shortened to Top Model or abbreviated as ANTM) is a Reality television show in which a number of women compete She also returned to modelling, fronting a major new TV, press and billboard campaign for Marks & Spencer, a British department store chain. A television advertisement or television commercial (often just commercial or advert (US or ad (UK is a span of television programming produced Advertising is a form of Communication that typically attempts to persuade potential Customers to Purchase or to consume more of a particular Brand Marks & Spencer Group plc (also M&S, Marks and Sparks, and Marks) is a British Retailer with 843 stores in more than 30 A department store is a Retail establishment which specializes in selling a wide range of products without a single predominant merchandise line. 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. The Afternoon Play is a long-running radio drama slot on BBC Radio 4.

In 2007, it was announced that Twiggy would not be returning to America's Next Top Model's 10th season due to scheduling conflicts. She will instead be replaced with supermodel Paulina Porizkova. Paulina Porizkova (born Pavlína Pořízková ˈpavlina ˈpor̝iskova April 9 1965 is a Czech -born Super model and actress [5]

Also in 2007, Sepia records released a previously shelved album that Twiggy recorded in 1979, Produced by Donna Summer and Jurgen Koppers. "Heaven In My Eyes ['Discotheque'] contains the 8 original tracks due to be released, plus 4 remixes by The Outpsider. The album was also made available on iTunes.

Twiggy still models at times. She is signed to London agency Models 1. Models 1 is a famous Modeling agency founded in 1968 and began with just 3 models

2008 saw Twiggy step up to support the Fashion Targets Breast Cancer campaign in support of Breakthrough Breast Cancer, alongside fellow celebrities: comedian Alan Carr, singer Natalie Imbruglia, actress Anna Friel and DJ & presenter Edith Bowman. Breakthrough Breast Cancer is a United Kingdom charity committed to fighting Breast cancer through research campaigning and education Alan Carr (born 14 June 1976 is a TV presenter and stand-up comedian noted for his camp demeanour and Innuendo -based humour Anna Friel (born July 12 1976 is a Golden Globe -nominated English actress from Rochdale, in Greater Manchester. Edith Eleanor Bowman (born 15 January 1975 is a Scottish television and Radio presenter.

References in pop culture

In a twiggy mini-skirt In a twiggy-like pose In a twiggy mini-skirt Skinny like twiggy, that's me. Pizzicato Five (often known simply by the initials P5 is a Japanese pop group best known to audiences in the West in their later incarnation as a duo . .

'I wish I had figure like Twiggy, so stick-like, so incredibly thin. . . '

Appearances

Filmography

  • The Diamond Trap (1988)
  • Sun Child (1988)
  • Young Charlie Chaplin (1989)
  • Istanbul (Keep Your Eyes Open) (1990)
  • Body Bags (1993)
  • Something Borrowed, Something Blue (1997)
  • Edge of Seventeen (1998)
  • Brand New World (based on the Jeff Noon play Woundings) (1998)
  • Shakespeare-Told: The Taming of the Shrew (2005)

Television

  • Twiggs (1974)
  • Twiggy (1975)
  • The Muppet Show (1976) (1 episode)
  • Victorian Scandals (1976)
  • The Donna Summer Special (1980)
  • A Gift of Music (1981)
  • Princesses (1991) (2 episodes)

Recordings

  • The Boy Friend (1971)
  • Twiggy And The Girlfriends (1972)
  • Cole Porter In Paris (1973)
  • Twiggy (1976)
  • Please Get My Name Right (1977)
  • Captain Beaky And His Band (1977)
  • Pieces Of April (1978)
  • My One And Only (1983)
  • The Doctor And The Devils (1985)
  • The Boy Friend & Highlights From Goodbye, Mr. The Blues Brothers is a 1980 musical comedy directed by John Landis and starring John Belushi and Dan Aykroyd Pygmalion (1913 is a play by George Bernard Shaw based on the Greek myth of the same name. My One and Only is a musical with a book by Peter Stone and Timothy S "The Little Match Girl" (Den Lille Pige med Svovlstikkerne is a Fairy tale by Danish Poet and Author Hans Christian Andersen Madame Sousatzka (1988 is a film directed by John Schlesinger, with a screenplay by Ruth Prawer Jhabvala. Princess is the feminine form of Prince (from Latin Princeps, meaning principal citizen Sir Noël Peirce Coward ( 16 December 1899 26 March 1973) was an English Actor, Playwright Blithe Spirit may refer to Blithe Spirit (play, a comic play Blithe Spirit (film, a 1945 British comedy film Sir Noël Peirce Coward ( 16 December 1899 26 March 1973) was an English Actor, Playwright America's Next Top Model (often shortened to Top Model or abbreviated as ANTM) is a Reality television show in which a number of women compete W is a 1974 suspense film directed by Richard Quine. Within 24-hours three near-death accidents have occurred The Blues Brothers is a 1980 musical comedy directed by John Landis and starring John Belushi and Dan Aykroyd Pygmalion (1913 is a play by George Bernard Shaw based on the Greek myth of the same name. Club Paradise is a 1986 Comedy film directed by Harold Ramis, and starring Robin Williams, Peter O'Toole, and Jimmy "The Little Match Girl" (Den Lille Pige med Svovlstikkerne is a Fairy tale by Danish Poet and Author Hans Christian Andersen Madame Sousatzka (1988 is a film directed by John Schlesinger, with a screenplay by Ruth Prawer Jhabvala. Jeff Noon (born in 1957 in Droylsden, Manchester, England) is a Novelist, short story writer and Playwright whose The Taming of the Shrew is an early comedy by William Shakespeare believed to have been written between 1590 and 1594 The Muppet Show is an American Television program featuring a cast of Muppets which was produced by Jim Henson and his team from The Nanny is an American Situation comedy co-produced by Sternin & Fraser Ink Inc Heartbeat is a long-running British TV police drama series set in 1960s Yorkshire. Absolutely Fabulous (also known as Ab Fab) was a BAFTA and Emmy Award -winning British sitcom written by and starring This Morning is a British daytime television programme created by Granada Television and broadcast on ITV. America's Next Top Model (often shortened to Top Model or abbreviated as ANTM) is a Reality television show in which a number of women compete America's Next Top Model (often shortened to Top Model or abbreviated as ANTM) is a Reality television show in which a number of women compete Friday Night with Jonathan Ross is a Chat show presented by Jonathan Ross. Chips (1990)
  • Twiggy And The Silver Screen Syncopaters (1995)
  • London Pride - Songs From The London Stage (1996)
  • Beautiful Dreams (1997)
  • Dead Man On Campus (1998)
  • The Best Of Twiggy (1998)
  • If Love Were All (1999)
  • Peter Pan (2000)
  • Midnight Blue (2003)
  • Twiggy (2004)
  • Twiggy & Linda Thorson - A Snapshot Of Swinging London (2005)
Preceded by
Richard and Judy		 Host of This Morning
with Coleen Nolan
2001		 Succeeded by
John Leslie and Fern Britton

References

  1. ^ Nations Memory Bank: Page
  2. ^ Twiggy Biography (1949-)
  3. ^ Twiggy - Twiggy Biography, Career, Profile, Model, Filmography, Life
  4. ^ Cheever, Susan (May 1983). Richard Madeley (born May 13, 1956) and Judith 'Judy' Finnigan (born May 16, 1948) are married Television presenters. This Morning is a British daytime television programme created by Granada Television and broadcast on ITV. Coleen Patricia Fensome (née Nolan; (born 12 March 1965 in Blackpool, Lancashire) is an English Television presenter John Leslie (born John Leslie Stott on 22 February 1965) is a Scottish former Television presenter, best known as a presenter Fern Britton (born 17 July 1957 in Ealing) is an English television presenter, currently known as the main co-presenter on the Twiggy. New York Times. Accessed 2007-04-17. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 69 - After the First Battle of Bedriacum, Vitellius becomes Roman Emperor.
  5. ^ Twiggy Replaced on 'America's Next Top Model' - Paulina Porizkova will be sitting next to Miss J - Zap2it

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NAME Twiggy
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Lesley Hornby, Twiggy Lawson
SHORT DESCRIPTION Model, Actress, Singer
DATE OF BIRTH 19 September 1949
PLACE OF BIRTH Neasden, London, England
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Dictionary

twiggy

-adjective

  1. (of ground or a plant) Having many twigs.
  2. (of a person) Thin and angular.
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