Saturday, June 28, 2025

Successful Ford Model

Shelley's statistics/details as it appeared
in The Fords (their catalog of models),
Oct 1972

Shelley was one of the most successful models at the Ford Modeling Agency (now known as Ford Models Inc.), one of the leading modeling agencies in the entire world. Her mother, Patricia, was a former model herself; and she brought Shelley to Eileen Ford (an acquaintance of hers) in New York for representation. Subsequently, Shelley became one of the top Ford Supermodels of all time, one of the first models to sign those lucrative and exclusive million-dollar modeling contracts models nowadays aspire to get. She ranks among some of the highest-paid, most recognizable Ford Models whose names and faces rocked the world of modeling. Eileen Ford said of Shelley, "Modeling was just a vehicle she used to get educated. It was never a thing where she wanted to be the best model in the world. She simply became one of them despite herself."

Shelley appeared in The Fords 
(their catalog of models), Oct 1972

And like all of the models represented by the Ford Modeling Agency, Shelley appeared in the agency's catalog of models. In the agency's October 1972 catalog called The Fords, Shelley was among the roster of models represented by Eileen Ford at the time... which included Maud Adams, Kim Basinger, Susan Blakely, Karen Graham, Erin Gray, Veronica Hamel, Beverly Johnson, and Lauren Hutton, as well as veterans like Suzy Parker and Jean Patchett. Shelley's December 1971 Elle magazine cover pic was used in the catalog (for more, check out: Elle Cover) and her statistics/details were as follows:

SHELLEY HACK
height: 5"8"
dress sizes: 7 8 9
hair/eyes: dark blonde/blue
shoe size: 8n
rate per hour: $75
recent magazine appearances:
Glamour magazine - October 1972
Mademoiselle magazine - October 1972
Seventeen magazine - September 1972
Mademoiselle magazine - August 1972
Seventeen magazine - August 1972

Shelley's pic from the cover
of Elle magazine, December 1971