Lesley Hornsby, aka Twiggy, was born September 19, 1949 in England. She was discovered in 1966 at the age of 16 by Nigel Davies. She weighed 90 pounds (she obviously wasn’t taking a weight boosting diet supplement!). Davies advised her to go by her childhood nickname – Twiggy.

She hit England by storm and became of “The Face of ‘66″ in the modeling circle. The next year, she traveled to New York where she became a fashion icon. Her short-haired, boyish looked changed the fashion industry standards. She was also famous for wearing long, fake eyelashes on her bottom lashes.

After retiring from modeling in the 70s, Twiggy embarked on an acting career and appeared in a number of films. She also recorded several albums. Her most famous song was Here I Go Again.

She married Michael Witney, an American Actor, in 1977 and they had one daughter, Carly. Witney died of a heart attack in 1983. In 1988, she married Leigh Lawson.

In 2005, Twiggy joined the cast of the reality TV show America’s Next Top Model as a judge. She also decided to resume modeling.

Twiggy has been a pop culture reference for decades, the word often refers to a young skinny girl. A Twiggy Barbie doll was released in 1966 featuring smaller breast and hips