Twiggy

Lesley Hornby, also known as Twiggy, was arguably one of the world's first super models. She was nicknamed Twiggy because she was so skinny and she was said to have started the trend of today's prototypical models, tall and skinny. She got offered a modeling contract at age sixteen, she was only 90 pounds. Twiggy's career took of and she was named the face of '66.

Today Twiggy isn't completely out of the lime light. She was a judge in the hit TV show Americas Next Top Model, where she advised young girls on succeeding in the modeling industry. Twiggy got a lot of criticism for being so skinny and sort of got blamed for aiding the weight problem some teenage girls face. I think this is an unfair accusation because you can't blame someone for having a desirable figure.

I look at Twiggy as a role model because i think she had an amazing life. She was a shy young girl that got thrown into the American eye. Everyone idolized her and she was just an ordinary girl in her own eyes. She wasn't afraid to be different, she was immensely different then the trend in the early sixties.