Eileen Ford

I live in a wonderful world of make-believe. A world of Ginger Rogers and Fred Astaire. A world of Winnie the Pooh and Edward Bear. Things like that. Wonderful things. Funny things. ”

Models are a business, and they have to treat themselves as a business, which means they have to take care of themselves and give up all the young joys. ”

Our business was built on trust. ”

My family believed I could do no wrong. That's probably why I have utter confidence in myself even when I shouldn't have. ”

I feel that my ideas of beauty have been given very strong backing by Botticelli and a few others: Slender hands, long neck, long limbs - look at Nefertiti. She was very teensy-weensy with a long neck and wide-spaced eyes. ”

Most of our models have just walked in off the streets, although I also find them on countless trips to Europe - particularly Scandinavia. I operate by instinct. It's a process I cannot explain, but the prettiest girl on the block is not always the best model. ”