Saturday, June 15, 2019

Supermodel of the '70s

Shelley, Cheryl Tiegs, Chris Royer, Karen Bjornson,
Halston, Anne Holbrook and Shelley Smith 
in a pic for Harper's Bazaar, 1977

After her schooling, Shelley signed on full-time at her modeling agency, Ford Models Inc., and became one of the top models in the United states. In 1976, she jumped to Supermodel status via a Revlon commercial for Charlie Perfume. She was one of first batch of models  who were able to negotiate previously unheard of, lucrative and exclusive deals with giant cosmetics companies. The worldwide popularity she gained as THE Charlie Girl brought her to the attention of Aaron Spelling  who cast her in his hit series Charlie's Angels in 1979.

a closeup of Shelley from a modeling pic for Halston, 1977