In 1974, the modeling world changed. Jerry Ford and my lawyer negotiated the deal for the first exclusive contract in modeling history.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
I wanted to become a model since I was a kid.
In the early days of my modelling career, I think the industry was uncomfortable with how strikingly different I was.
There was a point in time when I was in dire need of changing the way the model agency was working.
Modeling wasn't the thing that was going to define me in any way; it was just a way to make a lot of money.
I wanted to model when I was younger.
I signed with an acting agent first; I wasn't really interested in signing with a modeling agent. But that same day, they said, 'You should go over to Ford.'
When I fell into modeling, because I wanted to work in fashion. I wanted to do styling or make-up. I ended getting picked up to be a model instead during my work experience.
We couldn't afford to move, so we decided to start up a model agency.
Modelling wasn't a passion of mine, so that made it get old kind of quickly. I was getting very frustrated.
The entire time I was modeling, I was trying and failing at businesses. In fact, we would have started our business much sooner had I been more successful.
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