a closeup of Shelley from a spread
for Eaton's catalog, 1960s
On September 1964, 17-year-old Shelley graced the pages of Show magazine in a spread entitled, "Shelley Hack: A Show First." (Check out: Youthful Sophistication Youthful Sophistication 2 Youthful Sophistication 3 Youthful Sophistication 4) The accompanying article read "the first published pictures of Shelley Hack, a young lady you'll see more, much more of soon." The pictures were so successful that she was asked to go to New York where she met Eileen Ford, the matriarch of Ford Models, Inc. Shelley said, "She barely looked at me, but at the end of the meeting, she turned and said, 'We'll be expecting you at 9 o'clock tomorrow.'" As the Show feature predicted, Shelley became one of the most visible teen models around. She appeared on numerous magazine covers, editorials and print advertisements. "I was brought up not to close doors," said Shelley, "Modeling was a great summer job. It beat waitressing."
Shelley on a spread for Eaton's catalog, 1960s
