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Twiggy

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Model

The Resume

    (September 19, 1949- )
    Birth name is Leslie Hornby
    Sometimes goes under the name Twiggy Lawson
    First waif like model who gained fame by sporting the British look (1967)
    Starred on Broadway in 'The Boyfriend'
    Appeared in 'W,' 'The Butterfly Ball,' 'Pygmalion,' 'Club Paradise,' 'Istanbul,' 'Woundings' and 'Body Bags'
    Starred on the T.V. series 'Princesses'
    Marilyn Manson's sideman is named Twiggy Ramirez in her honor
    Known as the Face of '66 (1967)
    Spokesmodel for Yardley eye make up
    Mattel marketed a Twiggy Barbie doll

Why she might be annoying:

    She wore three pairs of false eyelashes while modeling.
    She has one of the smallest shoe sizes of any model.
    Moscow's Literary Gazette' called her a 'tool of capitalism.'
    She sells skin care products.
    She ranked #10 in 1971 and #5 in 1983 on Mr. Blackwell's Worst Dress List.
    She is a vegetarian.
    Her nickname in school was 'stick.'

Why she might not be annoying:

    She was Britain's biggest money maker in 1967.
    She was the highest paid model of the '60s.
    At 15 years old, she earned £1,000 a week.
    Teenagers identified with Twiggy and bought the clothes she modeled, including her own line of clothing.
    She is the first model to be featured in Madame Tussaud's Museum (February, 1967).
    200,000 Twiggy dresses were sold (1968).
    She supports animal welfare and anti-fur campaigns.
    Her charities include breast cancer research.

Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

Year In Review:

    For 2024, as of last weekly ranking, Out of 11 Votes: 18.18% Annoying
    In 2023, Out of 12 Votes: 33.33% Annoying
    In 2022, Out of 7 Votes: 42.86% Annoying
    In 2021, Out of 17 Votes: 52.94% Annoying
    In 2020, Out of 9 Votes: 33.33% Annoying
    In 2019, Out of 56 Votes: 48.21% Annoying
    In 2018, Out of 13 Votes: 46.15% Annoying
    In 2017, Out of 6 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2016, Out of 9 Votes: 88.89% Annoying
    In 2015, Out of 15 Votes: 33.33% Annoying
    In 2014, Out of 41 Votes: 48.78% Annoying
    In 2013, Out of 49 Votes: 53.06% Annoying
    In 2012, Out of 43 Votes: 53.49% Annoying
    In 2011, Out of 82 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2010, Out of 70 Votes: 44.29% Annoying
    In 2009, Out of 74 Votes: 51.35% Annoying
    In 2008, Out of 144 Votes: 41.67% Annoying
    In 2007, Out of 192 Votes: 44.27% Annoying
    In 2006, Out of 517 Votes: 43.52% Annoying
    In 2005, Out of 322 Votes: 47.20% Annoying
    In 2004, Out of 375 Votes: 51.20% Annoying
    In 2003, Out of 660 Votes: 53.94% Annoying
    In 2002, Out of 1996 Votes: 56.56% Annoying
    In 2001, Out of 7654 Votes: 62.59% Annoying