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Most models are emotionally abandoned. They need me. I'm their mother.

~Eileen Ford

Topics: Abandoned Emotionally Me Models Most Mother Need

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Models are a business, and they have to treat themselves as a business, which means they have to take care of themselves and give up all the young joys.

~Eileen Ford

Topics: Business Care Give Joys Means Models Take Take Care Themselves Treat Up Which Young

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I see girls that I know - I absolutely know - will be star models within just a matter of weeks, and they always are.

~Eileen Ford

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I'm afraid to go to sleep; I don't like to lose control of myself. I don't like chauffeurs, either. I like to be in charge of my own destiny.

~Eileen Ford

Topics: Afraid Charge Control Destiny Either Go Like Lose My Own Myself Own Sleep

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I really prefer light-eyed models, They photograph more easily. Of course, I come from a light-eyed background, so maybe that influenced my taste.

~Eileen Ford

Topics: Background Come Course Easily Influenced Maybe Models More Photograph Prefer Really Taste

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American women mean a great deal to me. They're such lost souls, particularly the women of my generation. And women need so much help. They never have anyone to turn to. I help them understand how they can look better, how to do this, do that, get a job. And they're very trusting. Like little lost kids.

~Eileen Ford

Topics: American American Women Anyone Better Deal Generation Get Great Great Deal Help How Job Kids Like Little Look Lost Me Mean Much My Generation Need Never Particularly Souls Them Trusting Turn Understand Very Women

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Most of our models have just walked in off the streets, although I also find them on countless trips to Europe - particularly Scandinavia. I operate by instinct. It's a process I cannot explain, but the prettiest girl on the block is not always the best model.

~Eileen Ford

Topics: Also Although Always Best Block Cannot Countless Europe Explain Find Girl Instinct Just Model Models Most Off Operate Our Particularly Prettiest Process Streets Them Trips Walked

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I had a nice, pert nose but a plain round face and a mop of curly brown hair. That was not the photograph of a successful model.

~Eileen Ford

Topics: Brown Curly Face Had Hair Model Nice Nose Photograph Plain Round Successful

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I got everything I wanted from my parents: Brooks Brothers sweaters and Spalding saddle shoes.

~Eileen Ford

Topics: Brooks Brothers Everything Got Parents Saddle Shoes Sweaters Wanted

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None of the people I grew up with had identity problems. We all had perfectly marvelous lives.

~Eileen Ford

Topics: Grew Had Identity Lives Marvelous None People Perfectly Problems Up

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Businesswoman

Born: March 25th, 1922

Died: July 9th, 2014

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