She's the biggest english supermodel in the 1960s: known for her large 'dead fish' eyes, long eyelashes, and thin build, she is regarded as one of the most famous models of all time. The girl who was born in the London suburb of Neasden, now she models for Marks and Spencer to promote their recent rebranding, and appears in seasonal TV adverts with others such as Myleene Klass, as well as other forms of media for the campaigns.References in pop culture:
°Twiggy is mentioned in the Spice Girls song, "Lady is a Vamp" from their 1997 album Spiceworld.
°The 1973 David Bowie song 'Drive In Saturday' contains a reference to a girl sighing like 'Twig the wonder kid.' Twiggy subsequently appeared with Bowie on the cover of his 'Pin Ups' album.
°Jeordie White, member of rock/metal group Marilyn Manson, has the stage name Twiggy Ramirez, in keeping with the rule that the band's members name themselves after the first name of a celebrity and the surname of a serial killer (Twiggy, and American serial killer Richard Ramirez). Marilyn Manson himself is named after Marilyn Monroe and Charles Manson
Now she's known by her married name of Twiggy Lawson.
