Shelley in a promo pic for Charlie perfume, 1981
Shelley is one of the Supermodels of the 1970s. It was all due to her turn as THE Charlie Girl from 1976 to 1982. Revlon Charlie was the first lifestyle fragrance to become successful worldwide; it was the first American fragrance to become a bestseller. Shelley was a huge factor in making the brand a worldwide hit. When her first Charlie commercial debuted, it was an instant hit. Her confident, self-assured, androgynous and fabulous portrayal of THE Charlie Girl hit a nerve among many women (and men) across the world. Suddenly, everybody wanted to be a Charlie Girl. Shelley was already a pop culture icon, a worldwide phenomenon long before she joined the cast of Charlie's Angels.
