Happy 60th birthday today to the lovely Lesley Hornby, who became the fashionista and national treasure known as Twiggy.
Born in less-than-salubrious Neasden, as a waif-like sixteen-year-old she was launched as the face of the "Swinging Sixties" in zillions of fashion shoots for the likes of designer Mary Quant, photographer Norman Parkinson, and of course Vogue magazine, and in the 70s she was famously used on the cover of David Bowie's Pin-Ups album.
Twiggy progressed from this early peak into acting, singing and dancing in such star vehicles as The Boyfriend, recorded a dozen albums, and made numerous TV appearances throughout the decades between her 1960s debut and becoming today's M&S spokeswoman.
Here's some of Twiggy's best moments...
Twiggy official website
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