Supermodel Twiggy, 77, Reveals How an Accident Haircut Led to Her Iconic Career in the 1960s

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With her short haircut, androgynous aesthetic, and modern style, Twiggy was the face of the ’60s, but she remains a cultural icon to this day. In 1966, a teenage girl named Lesley Hornby stopped by a London hair salon to buy shampoo. Eventually, she decided to get a haircut, and the salon owner hung a photo of her on the wall. The photo caught the attention of a fashion journalist, who wrote an article introducing Hornby – now known as Twiggy –…