Twiggy: 'I was the first working-class model!'
Dame Twiggy thinks she was the "first working-class" model. The 73-year-old star - whose real name is Lesley Lawson - was spotted at the age of 16 and went on to become one of the cultural icons of the 1960s but explained that at that time she was one of the few to have come from an ordinary school and background. Speaking on UK TV show 'Lorraine', she said: "I was probably the first working-class model. Most models came out of school, went to finishing school, came out and became a model. I was at grammar school and very happy doing that. But then somebody saw me, I had my hair cut and that w...