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Jean Shrimpton

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The Resume

    (November 7, 1942- )
    Appeared on covers of 'Vogue,' 'Harper's Bazaar' and 'Vanity Fair'
    Spokesperson for Yardley Cosmetics
    Acted in 'Privilege (1967)'
    Wrote 'My Own Story: The Truth About Modeling (1964)' and 'Jean Shrimpton, An Autobiography (1990)'
    Dated Terence Stamp

Why she might be annoying:

    She was nicknamed 'The Shrimp' (despite being 5 feet, 9 inches).
    She shocked Australia by wearing a minidress during Melbourne Cup Week in 1965.
    She brought her knitting into nightclubs.
    She and photographer David Bailey kept 24 birds in their basement apartment.
    She had affairs with a number of married men.
    She believes models today are overpaid and pampered.
    She was eventually eclipsed by Twiggy.

Why she might not be annoying:

    She is one of the first supermodels.
    She defined the mod look of the mid 1960's.
    She hated her nickname, saying, 'Shrimps are horrible pink things that get their heads pulled off.'
    Her fashion gaffe at Melbourne made miniskirts fashionable.
    Compared to modern supermodels she made little money.
    She warns aspiring models to expect long hours and a lot of rejection in 'The Truth About Modeling.'
    At 33 she felt she was passé and left modeling with no regrets.

Credit: Georgina


Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

Year In Review:

    For 2024, as of last weekly ranking, Out of 2 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2023, Out of 11 Votes: 9.09% Annoying
    In 2022, Out of 6 Votes: 0% Annoying
    In 2021, Out of 18 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2020, Out of 5 Votes: 80.0% Annoying
    In 2019, Out of 4 Votes: 75.00% Annoying
    In 2018, Out of 1 Votes: 0% Annoying
    In 2017, Out of 4 Votes: 75.00% Annoying
    In 2016, Out of 21 Votes: 61.90% Annoying
    In 2015, Out of 12 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2014, Out of 13 Votes: 46.15% Annoying
    In 2013, Out of 21 Votes: 33.33% Annoying
    In 2012, Out of 18 Votes: 22.22% Annoying
    In 2011, Out of 12 Votes: 58.33% Annoying
    In 2010, Out of 49 Votes: 61.22% Annoying
    In 2009, Out of 139 Votes: 37.41% Annoying
    In 2008, Out of 54 Votes: 37.04% Annoying
    In 2007, Out of 129 Votes: 44.96% Annoying
    In 2006, Out of 65 Votes: 44.62% Annoying