Neck, on Long Island. Her mother had been the first model ever hired by the venerable clothing chain Best & Company. Eileen began modeling as well, for the prominent Harry Conover agency, during her summer breaks from Barnard College, from which she graduated in 1943 with a degree in psychology.
Date: Jul 11, 2014
Category: Entertainment
Source: Google
Eileen Ford, who promoted world's supermodels, dies at 92
A one-time model at New Yorks Harry Conover agency, Ford started her business in 1946 together with her husband, Jerry Ford, who handled finances. Ford alternatively cosseted and drove her girls, as she always called them, sending them to dermatologists and hairdressers. Most of all, she was know