Charlie Extra Extra-Shine

Shelley in a promo pic for Charlie

perfume and cosmetics, 1976

Shelley was THE quintessential Charlie Girl and appeared in many, many ads for the brand. In 1976, she appeared in a newspaper ad for Charlie cosmetics called the "14 Great Charlie Days at The Emporium," a promo given by The Emporium stores. It was a promotion for Charlie Extra Extra-Shine Conditioning Shampoo and an order form was included in the ad. It was also a promo for a Charlie Contest where interested parties could drop by any Charlie counter at any of the 11 Emporium stores to register. The prize was $40.00 worth of Charlie cosmetics by Revlon. Also part of the promo was Charlie's Hip Two-Three Bag worth $27.00 for only $5.00 with any $5.00 or more purchase from the Charlie Collection. The bag contained Charlie's Body Silk, Extra-Extra Shine Lipstick and concentrated perfume spray. And Shelley was gorgeous in the fabulous ad.

Shelley in a newspaper ad for Charlie

perfume and cosmetics, 1976

Merv's Guest

a paparazzi pic of Shelley

arriving at The Merv Griffin Show,

October 1979

Shelley appeared twice on the The Merv Griffin Show in 1979. The Merv Griffin Show was an American talk show that starred and was hosted by Merv Griffin - a singer, talk-show host and producer (who owned the production companies Merv Griffin Enterprises and Merv Griffin Entertainment). Shelley first appeared on the show's January 11 episode along with Wayne Rogers, Pia Zadora, comedian Denny Johnston, and singer Eric Carmen. When Shelley became Charlie's newest Angel later that same year, she again appeared on the show's October 30th episode with researcher Durk Pearson, Dr. Richard Selzer, and acupuncturist Dr. Zion Yu.

Shelley being escorted

to The Merv Griffin Show,

October 1979

Feu d'Artifice

a closeup of Shelley from a pic

used on the Woman's Day Knitting Book

Number 14, circa 1972

Shelley appeared on many issues of what was known as the Seven Sisters group of magazines. The Seven Sisters magazines were Woman's Day, Redbook, McCall's, Ladies' Home Journal, Good Housekeeping, Family Circle and Better Homes and Gardens. They all catered to married women with children rather than single working women. In 1972, Shelley appeared on the pages of Woman's Day Knitting Book Number 14. The book was a part of the Woman's Day Service Series, a line of special-interest booklets and mags released by Woman's Day magazine. It contained various knitting patterns and projects as well as knitting ideas and techniques. In one spread, Shelley wore a classic crew-neck sleeveless knitted top made glamorous with the use of metallic yarn by Reynolds called Feu d'Artifice which translates to "fireworks". She wore it over a skirt by Jack Winter (a popular brand known for well-made separates including pants, skirts, blouses, and knits). She accessorized her look with jewelry by Monet. And Shelley exuded glitz, glam and class.

Shelley in a spread

for the Woman's Day Knitting Book

Number 14, circa 1972

Angels Wardrobe 2

screen caps of Shelley

from the Charlie's Angels episode

"Angels Go Truckin'"

1979 was a new era for the hit TV series Charlie's Angels. Supermodel Shelley Hack joined Jaclyn Smith and Cheryl Ladd to form Charlie's glamorous new Angel team. Nolan Miller, the wardrobe designer of the series, said, "I begged Aaron to hire Shelley. There was something about her I really liked; I was impressed with her Charlie perfume commercials and how she could create a look just by turning her collar up and putting her hands in her pockets." The wardrobe budget was increased to $20,000 per episode; and, according to People magazine, each Angel was to go through eight costume changes per episode (but it was more like three to five, with Farrah making the most - at eight changes - in "Fallen Angel"). For the episode "Angels Go Truckin'," Shelley went through seven outfit changes. For the opening scene, she wore a shirt dress with a jacket collar and finished her look with a belt and a pocket square. Later, she wore several western-style shirts with jeans and a belt with a western-style buckle (accessorizing one shirt with a bolo tie). For most of the episode, she wore a red checkered shirt with fitted khaki jeans and chic buckled boots... accessorizing it with a thin leather belt, matching driving gloves, a matching cap and a pair of sunglasses. For the epilogue, she wore a chic blouse with cap sleeves.

screen caps of Shelley

from the Charlie's Angels episode

"Angels Go Truckin'"

Vital Stats

Shelley in a promo pic

for Jack and Mike, 1986

Shelley transitioned from model to actress in the 1970s; and by the 1980s, she was a regular fixture in Hollywood. In 1986, she was cast in her third TV series Jack and Mike, and she did talk shows and interviews to publicize her new endeavor. One of them was an interview regarding her vital statistics at the time. Included was her birthplace (White Plains, New York), marital status (single) and current homes (Los Angeles and New York). Also mentioned were some trivia about her like:

She liked to pigout on Fritos.

She's a Chicago Bears Fan.

She was trying to quit smoking.

She drinks herbal tea and talks to her dog.

She hated it when her feet was shown onscreen

(She would rather wear sneakers than high heels.

She always preferred flat footwear.)

Shelley's vital statistics and more

from 1986

Hotpants 2

a closeup of Shelley in a pic

for The Hot Ones hotpants

by McCall's, 1971

Shelley appeared on many magazines and catalogs during her tenure as Supermodel in the 1970s. She appeared on many covers, fashion spreads, and sewing patterns for McCall's... for their magazines, catalogs, and pattern covers. In 1971, Shelley appeared on the package cover for The Hot Ones by McCall's which contained pattern number 2800, a pattern for three versions of hotpants or short shorts. Shorts A had a zippered front opening, buttoned waistband, belt loops and was self-cuffed. Shorts B had a zippered front opening, a button trim and buttoned waistband. Shorts C had a waist elastic and was self-cuffed. Shelley wore all three versions. She wore a multi-colored striped version of Shorts B with a yellow, short-sleeved fitted T-shirt that had a fun star appliqués on one shoulder.

Shelley in a pic wearing

The Hot Ones hotpants

by McCall's, 1971

The Angels and the Racer 7

Shelley Hack, Jaclyn Smith

and Cheryl Ladd in a promo pic

for Charlie's Angels, 1979

Look-In magazine was a kiddie/teen UK magazine that featured two-page comic/picture strips of the most popular television shows of the era. Subtitled as "The Junior TV Times," its first issue came out in 1971 and its final issue came out in 1994. Many popular American TV series were featured in the mag including Kung Fu, The Six Million Dollar Man, The Bionic Woman, CHiPs, Battlestar Galactica, Mork and Mindy... and, of course Charlie's Angels.

From 1979 to 1980, during the airing of the 4th season of Charlie's Angels, Shelley's Tiffany Welles character was featured in the mag's Charlie's Angels comic/picture strip. Along with her co-Angels Kelly Garrett (Jaclyn Smith) and Kris Munroe (Cheryl Ladd), Tiffany solved cases for Charlie for several issues, two pages a week. Her first case debuted on November of 1979 and her final case ended on October of 1980. The mag also featured occasional writeups about Shelley as well as posters of her and the Angel team of that season.

Shelley as Tiffany Welles in Look-In mag's

Charlie's Angels comic/picture strip, 1980