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If you think a video about a super model's life has to be vapid, then you've got another think coming. This biography of the first super model shows the sure hand of newswoman Linda Ellerbee, the executive producer who shares a writing credit. Hutton's early life has elements of fine fiction--a father she never knew, a childhood of extremes in which she raised her siblings on the edge of a Florida swamp. The former "Mary" becomes "Lauren" as an ode to Lauren Bacall, then quickly makes it big in New York. She lives for decades with a man who becomes her manager, but the relationship goes sour as she learns he's lost most of her earnings. There's modeling, too, but in the context of a life lived off the runway. Hutton is credited with cutting the first million-dollar deal given a model, with Revlon, in 1973. Women love Hutton, who's well into her 50s and still a force in American culture, for making aging acceptable and fashion accessible. This intriguing vision of Hutton is only slightly varnished, probably exactly how she likes to be.
--Valerie J. Nelson
From the back cover
Lauren Hutton has changed America's definition of beauty. At 54, she's still modeling - showing women everywhere that age, character and independence are vital part of beauty. Hutton's current lifestyle is of stark contrast to her childhood. She grew up poor and helped raise her three half-sisters. In 1963 Hutton was signed by the Ford Agency and then discovered by Vogue magazine. Gracing the cover of Vogue more than 24 times, Hutton has also appeared in more than 25 movies. In this Intimate Portrait, Hutton reveals for the first time the secret of her 25-year relationship with Bob Williamson and her regrets concerning how she has handled her finances, plus she gives us an exclusive tour of her New York City loft!
