Jerry
Hall shot to fame as a model after she decided to leave her hometown in America
to move to Paris to pursue her dream. The now legendary face says she was
"very lucky" to have worked alongside some of fashion's big names
such as Yves Saint Laurent and other talented creatives. She says her young
years as a model were a dream come true and she has been proud to keep it up
over the years. Jerry commented: ''I was very lucky and was able to work
from a young age with the likes of Yves Saint Laurent and Thierry Mugler, lots
of genius designers. I'm very proud of my long career, and have had the chance
to work with a lot of talented people, it was a dream.''
Jerry's
first photoshoot was with the innovative fashion photographer Helmut Newton and
she was shocked by the scandalous clothing: ''My first photoshoot
was with Helmut Newton for Photo magazine. We were in Pigalle, Paris, and we
chose clothing that was very sexy. At one point I burst into tears and said, 'I
want to be a model, this is porn!' And he replied, 'No, this is art.' ''
Jerry's
22-year-old daughter Georgia May is currently making a name for herself as a
model and Jerry admits it is a different experience for models now because of
the internet: ''It has changed a lot because when I was a model there
weren't things like the internet. We had a lot of time backstage to chat and
joke around. We had much longer, more relaxed lunches. Every model had a
distinct personality they showed off.''
