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I've never really had a waist. Even when I was at my slimmest, my silhouette was very straight up, straight down. But I have learnt how to give myself a bit of waist by optical illusion. For this, bring on the belts.

Twiggy

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Twiggy
Age: 75
Born: 1949
Born: September 19
Actor
Film Actor
Model
Singer
Stage Actor
Twiggy
Lesley Lawson
Lesley Hornby
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I used to do my own make-up. I used to have this doll that had those big eyelashes on the top and bottom, and I think I copied her when I was doing my eyes, putting false eyelashes on the bottom as well as the top. So I came up with that look myself.
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Fashion should be stylish and fun.
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Life is about making choices: you can either spend three quid on a glossy magazine or you can spend it clearing three square metres of minefield and help give people their lives back. As simple as that.
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