Model Medium

Shelley in a spread for Seventeen magazine, 1965

Shelley appeared on many spread for Seventeen magazine from the 1960s to the 1970s. In October 1965, she appeared in the spread called "New Shapes of Fashion" which featured undergarments for teenagers that could create and flatter any figure. Shelley was "The Model Medium," the model figure anyone could create with the undergarments featured in the spread. Shelley wore a clingy printed chiffon dress in pastel colors with a ruffled neck, long sleeves and ruffles on the wrists. Matching low-heeled pumps finished her look. And Shelley looked sensational.

closeups of Shelley from a spread on Seventeen magazine, 1965

McCall's 1980

Shelley on the cover of McCall's Jan 180 issue

Shelley appeared on the cover and pages of McCall's magazine in January of 1980. In a spread called "Light, Bright Ways to Keep Warm", she modeled three lightweight but warm  cold-weather coats that could be made by anybody. All made from McCall's pattern number 6754, the coats looked like high-priced designer originals. They were made from fluffy quilted fabric and were guaranteed to keep anyone warm during the cold months. And of course, Shelley looked fabulous in all of them.

Shelley from a spread for McCall's Jan 1980 issue,

modeling the same coat she wore on the cover

Shelley appeared in the Japanese fan mag Roadshow in February of 1981. The pics of her used were outtakes from a spread she did for the January 1980 issue of McCall's magazine called "Light, Bright Ways To Keep You Warm" where she modeled quilted coats that readers could make.

an outtake from Shelley's 1980 McCall's spread
that appeared in the Japanese fan mag Roadshow, Feb 1981

Shelley Hack, Leading Lady

Shelley in 1978

In 1978, Shelley got her first leading lady role opposite screenwriter, director, producer, and composer Joe Brooks in the film If Ever I See You Again (which spawned the hit single with the same title - as interpreted by Roberta Flack). "A bomb!" she would later admit. When she walked in to audition for the role, she was immediately hired. Brooks thought she was perfect for the role. He also insisted she wore her glasses.

McCall's Cover Girl

a closeup of Shelley on the cover of McCall's catalog, Dec 1972

Shelley appeared on many McCall's catalog covers during her modeling days. In 1972, she appeared on the catalog's December cover. She wore pattern no. 3409. It was a pattern for a Dress or Smock and Pants; Shelley modeled the Smock and Pants version. The smock had pleats in  front and sleeves that gathered into buttoned cuffs. It had a tie belt included in the front seams. The pants had a zipper on the left side.

Shelley on the cover of McCall's catalog, Dec 1972

Overnight Superstar

a closeup of Shelley from a 1979 Charlie's Angels publicity pic

The proclamation of Shelley Hack as Charlie's newest Angel made her a Hollywood superstar overnight. Her face appeared on virtually every magazine in the world and was even mentioned in the evening news. "I couldn't believe it. What was I doing in the evening news?" Shelley exclaimed.  In St. Thomas, at the Caribbean, where the Charlie's Angels season opener was to be shot, she described, surprised, "When I got off the plane, there were maybe eight million paparazzi. I looked around for Sophia Loren. It was for me. I couldn't believe it."

Shelley in a 1979 Charlie's Angels publicity pic

Somebody They'd Like To Know Or Be

a closeup of Shelley from a 1979 glamour pic 

or a Charlie perfume ad

Shelley was THE Charlie Girl in the 1970s. Her turn as the Charlie Girl catapulted her and the brand to iconic status. Shelley told Playboy magazine, "Once, on a promotional tour, I was talking with a guy at a radio station and he wanted to know why my Charlie perfume commercials for Revlon were so successful. I suggested we make it the call-in question, because I was curious myself. The women respondents said that this girl walking into a restaurant alone - which most women are afraid to do - looking chic, but not too chic, seemed like somebody they would like to know or to be. I was their idea of a modern, liberated but not threatening woman. The men thought I was someone they would like to go out with; again, modern, not brassy and someone who, if they met me, would talk to them. Men complain about women who can't talk."

Shelley in a 1979 glamour pic for a Charlie perfume ad

Frederick Forsyth Movie

David Threlfall and Shelley Hack

in Frederick Forsyth Presents: A Casualty of War

Shelley appeared in the 1990 TV movie Frederick Forsyth Presents: A Casualty of War. She played Monica Browne an American horse breeder - or so she says. David Threlfall, Amanda Burton, Nadim Sawalha, Richard Hope and Alan Howard rounded out the cast. It was filmed in England, Germany and Yugoslavia.