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British icon - Twiggy was a sixties fashion icon, known for her exaggerated eye makeup and short hair.

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Birth of an icon - The English model, actress, and singer was born on September 19, 1949.

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Swinging sixties - Twiggy became an icon for the sixties cultural youth-led revolution, known as the ‘swinging sixties’.

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Youth revolution - The revolution echoed all that was new and modern. It was a period filled with counterculture and sexual revolution.

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Twiggy’s full name - Twiggy’s real name is Lesley Hornby.

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Hometown - The star grew up in the suburb of Neasden, in North London.

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Creative parents - Twiggy’s mother worked for a printing firm, and her father was a carpenter.

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Sisters - Twiggy has two sisters, Vivien and Shirley.

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Made her own clothes - The model learned to sew from her mother, and started making her own clothes from an early age.

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Tragic death - Twiggy’s grandmother died in 1897, when she was out sales shopping. The tragic turn of events made news headlines at the time.

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High school dropout - Before quitting school at 15, Twiggy went to Brondesbury and Kilburn High School in London.

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Nickname - "Sticks" was her nickname in high school.

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The making of Twiggy - The model’s iconic hair makeover was an experiment by hairdresser Leonard of Mayfair, who was looking for models to try out some new looks.

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Street mod scene - The star’s slim physique, big baby-doll eyes, and boyish haircut made her a London’s Carnaby Street style icon.

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Pixie-crop patron - Twiggy was the trend setter for short hair. Her androgynous look made her a unique and desired model.

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Her inspiration - The model often expressed her admiration for fellow sixties model Jean Shrimpton (pictured).

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First supermodel - Although an iconic supermodel herserf, Twiggy considered Shrimpton as the world’s first supermodel.

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Twiggy was short - The model was only 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) tall.

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Models today - Nowadays, the minimum height is 5 ft 8 in (1.72 m), according to the British Association of Model Agents.

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“The Face of 1966” - News tabloid Daily Express named Twiggy “the Face of 1966."

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British Woman of the Year - In the same year, Twiggy was also voted British Woman of the Year.

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Covergirl - In 1967, Twiggy got covers in fashion bible Vogue and The Tatler, the world’s oldest magazine.

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International model - By the age of 17, Twiggy had modeled in Japan, the US, and France.

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US sensation - Twiggy’s success in the US was so big that they created a barbie doll based on her!

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Photographed by the best - During her trip to the United States, Twiggy was photographed by famous American photographer, Richard Avedon.

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More than a model - Twiggy was one of the first British models to venture out of modeling into different fields, one of which was acting.

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A documentary on her life - Twiggy was chosen to feature in Thames Television’s biography documentary series ‘This is Your Life’ in 1969, when she was only 20 years old.

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Film star - The model turned actress won not one, but two Golden Globes for her debut role in ‘The Boy Friend’ in 1971.

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TV show host - In 1998, Twiggy started her own TV show called ‘Twiggy’s People,' where she interviewed celebrities such as Joan Rivers and Lauren Bacall.

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Famous face - Famous pop art artist Andy Warhol incorporated Twiggy’s face in his artwork.

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Autobiography best-seller - Her autobiography, entitled ‘Twiggy in Black and White,' was a best-seller in 1998.

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Second-time author - The actress also wrote a book in 2008 about life after 40 called ‘A Guide to Looking and Feeling Fabulous over Forty.'

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First marriage - Twiggy married Michael Witney in 1977. The couple were still married when he died from a heart attack in 1983.

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Second marriage - Twiggy has been married to actor Leigh Lawson since 1984. They currently live in Suffolk.

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Twiggy’s daughter - The star has a daughter from her first marriage to Michael Witney.

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Carly Lawson - The model’s second husband, Leigh Lawson, adopted her daughter Carly.

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Fashionista - Twiggy has always kept an individual and elegant fashion sense.

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Twiggy style - Often photographers, editors, and fashion designers are inspired by Twiggy's sixties style.

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Fashion Weeks - Twiggy is still very invested in the world of fashion, and attends Fashion Weeks worldwide.

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Model for Marks & Spencer - Twiggy modeled for Marks & Spencer's re-branding launch in 2005.

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Marks & Spencer clothing line - In 2012, Twiggy launched a clothing line with Marks and Spencer.

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Once an icon, always an icon - The sixties model still works as a model today. At 68, she is still a fashion icon!

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