A revealing, no-holds-barred portrait of the legendary Eileen
Ford-the entrepreneur who transformed the business of modeling and
helped invent the celebrity supermodel. Working with her husband,
Jerry, Eileen Ford created the twentieth century's largest and most
successful modeling agency, representing some of the fashion
world's most famous names-Suzy Parker, Carmen Dell'Orefice, Lauren
Hutton, Rene Russo, Christie Brinkley, Jerry Hall, Christy
Turlington, and Naomi Campbell. Her relentless ambition turned the
business of modeling into one of the most glamorous and desired
professions, helping to convert her stable of beautiful faces into
millionaire superstars. Model Woman chronicles the Ford Modeling
Agency's meteoric rise to the top of the fashion and beauty
business, and paints a vibrant portrait of the uncompromising woman
at its helm in all her glittering, tyrannical brilliance. Outspoken
and controversial, Ford was never afraid to offend in defense of
her stringent standards. When she chose, she could deliver hauteur
in the grand tradition of fashion's battle-axes, from Coco Chanel
to Diana Vreeland-just ask John Casablancas or Janice Dickinson.
But she was also a shrewd businesswoman with a keen eye for talent
and a passion for serving her clients. Drawing on more than four
years of intensive interviews with Ford and her intimates,
associates, and rivals, as well as exclusive access to agency
documents and memorabilia, Robert Lacey weaves an unforgettable
tale of a determined entrepreneur and the empire she built-a story
of beauty, ambition, business, and popular culture as powerful and
complex as the woman at its center.
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