The Ringlet

Shelley in a spread for Seventeen mag, 1967

Shelley appeared on many issues of Seventeen magazine from 1964 to the 1970s. In 1967, she appeared in their November issue, in the spread called "Return of the Ringlet." The spread featured fabulous ringlet hairdos. Shelley wore what was dubbed as A Most Romantic Party Look. The hair style had long swirls of silky curls caught on either side and kept in place with a bows. Shelley looked ready to wow party-goers.

a closeup of Shelley from the Seventeen mag spread, 1967

Rosebuds and Lace

a closeup of Shelley from a 1972 ad for Lorraine

Shelley did a lot of ads during her modeling days. One of them was for Lorraine sleepwear. In their 1972 ad with the tagline "Lorraine Loves Poised Hue Close To You," she modeled their short sleeping gown printed with a "flurry tiny rosebuds and sweetened with ruffled lace." Matching ribbons on her hair finished her look. Shelley looked sweet and ready for some shut-eye.

Shelley in an ad for Lorraine, 1972

Jack and Mike Pilot 20

screen captures from the Jack and Mike pilot episode, 1986

Shelley's third foray into series TV was Jack and Mike. It was about a married yuppie couple living in Chicago, trying to find time for each other in their busy schedules. Shelley played Jackie Shea, a star columnist at The Mirror, a widely-circulated Chicago paper. Her column was awaited by everyone every week. Her husband was Mike Brennan (played by Tom Mason), a successful restaurateur about to open his third restaurant. The pilot was released in VHS format and distributed in Europe, in the Netherlands and Belgium; but only the pilot episode. The entire episode was kept as is; but subtitles in Dutch were burned into the media for the convenience of the target audience. The episode runs for 90 minutes and was originally aired in September 16, 1986.

more screen captures from the Jack and Mike pilot episode, 1986

To continue, Councilman Kazan rushes to see Harry Sullivan, who is a dead-ringer for Chris Sykes and is the actual rapist in both the Rose Panico and Ann Pulaski cases. Kazan and his cohorts had been covering up for Harry; but since Jackie was hot on Harry's tail, he informed him that he couldn't do it anymore and he was on his own. Harry is the son of a Timothy Sullivan, Kazan's business partner in a drug operation running in the city. Shaken, Harry takes matters into his own hands. Jackie, flushed and excited with her new findings, leaves The Mirror to go see Chris Sykes. She's surprised to see him at her car, and goes on to tell him her news, not bothering to look closely at the man she is talking to. It's not Chris, it's Harry and he has a knife. He tells her to get in the car and drive. Jackie does what he says.

The Expandables 3

Shelley in a spread for Woman's Day magazine, 1975

Shelley appeared in a spread on Woman's Day magazine in May of 1975. The spread was called "The Expandables: 2 Basic Outfits. Each Translated into 5 Great Looks." She modeled one of the smart two-part outfits that could be expanded into a smashing spring wardrobe. Hers was the out-of-the-blue skirt and shirt ensemble which was made up of a soft shirt and a six-gore flared skirt, both by Koret of California.

a closeup of Shelley from the spread

To continue, the third look had the shirt treated like a jacket and worn over another floral-printed shirt for a tailored effect. A white beret and bag, a snakeskin belt and a complementing earrings/necklace set finished her look. And Shelley looked smashing.

When Harry Met Shelley 2

Shelley and her future husband, director/producer Harry Winer

at the 37th Annual Directors Guild of America Awards, 1985

Shelley started dating director/producer Harry Winer in the mid-1980s. They first worked together in 1984, in the telefilm Single Bars Single Women where Shelley was one of the leads and which Harry directed. They were spotted many times in each other's company throughout the 1980s. They eventually tied the knot, and, in 1990, had a daughter together. They named her Devon Rose. Rose is a 2013 graduate of Columbia University and holds a Bachelor of Arts degree with a major in Sustainable Development. Shelley and Harry must be very proud of her.

The Reason is Shelley

Shelley in a Charlie Perfume ad, 1981

Shelley will forever be remembered as THE quintessential Charlie Girl, that gorgeous, sexy and young Supermodel who captured the imagination of the entire world, an icon of the 1970s. Shelley catapulted the brand, as well as herself, to stellar heights when she began endorsing Charlie by Revlon. There were other models before her; but she was the one everyone was crazy about. Revlon did a study to find out why and discovered that Shelley didn't intimidate other women and was found approachable by men. Shelley was THE Charlie Girl from 1976 to 1982.

a closeup of Shelley from the 1981 ad

Beautiful Stars

a 1980 writeup about Shelley

and the other beauties

of the late '70s early '80s era

Shelley was considered one of the glamorous new beauties taking over Hollywood when she joined Charlie's Angels in 1979. THE Charlie Girl/Supermodel hit the jackpot when she was cast; it was like winning a beauty pageant. But all the Angels went through a lot of criticism, especially when it came to the way they looked. In fact, every Hollywood beauty goes through the same thing. In 1980, Makeup artist to the stars George Masters gave his opinions on the leading beauties of the time. He pointed out the beauty flaws of Shelley, Loni Anderson, Cheryl Ladd, Elizabeth Taylor, Barbra Streisand, Suzanne Somers and Angie Dickinson; and made recommendations on how to fix them. But beauty is in the eyes of the beholder. It is the "imperfections" make us uniquely who we are and make us stand out.

gorgeous Shelley in 1978