Share48Share543 © AP / Eileen FordEileen Ford, founder of Ford Model Agency, dies July 10, 2014, 4:25 PM EST NEW YORK (AP) — Modeling agency founder Eileen Ford, who shaped a generations standards of beauty as she built an empire and launched the careers of Candice Bergen, Lauren Hutton, Jane Fonda andcountlessothers, has died. She was 92 and died Wednesday, according to Arielle Baran, a spokeswoman for Derris & Co., which handles public relations for Ford. In a statement, the Ford agency called her an industry icon and pioneer. ... We are incredibly proud and grateful for her revolutionary spirit and the values she instilled in Ford Models. Ford was known for her steely manner and eye for talent. She demanded professionalism from her models, putting them on strict diets and firing those with a taste for late-night revelry. Her discipline pushed Ford Model Agency to the top, making multimillionaires of both Ford and her late husband, Jerry, who handled the companys business affairs.
Posted on: Thu, 10 Jul 2014 22:56:09 +0000
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