a closeup of Shelley
from a pic that appeared
on a Seventeen magazine spread, 1976
While still in school, as a teen, Shelley was spotted by A&P heir Huntington Hartford at a debutante ball and he immediately urged her to try modeling. So her mom took her to see model agent Eileen Ford and she began to model part-time, during her summer breaks. Subsequently, after graduating from Smith College, she signed on full-time at Ford Models Inc., and became one of the top models in the United States. In 1976, she jumped to Supermodel status when she began endorsing Revlon Charlie perfume, cosmetics and various beauty products. She was one of first batch of models who were able to negotiate previously unheard of, lucrative and exclusive million-dollar deals with giant cosmetics companies.
a pic of Shelley
from a Seventeen magazine spread, 1976
