Shelley in a modeling pic from 1971
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."
Eileen Ford (founder of the Ford Modeling Agency)
wrote about Shelley in her column in 1971
