Twiggy

Twiggy is far more than a Sixties relic to me; she rewrote what beauty was allowed to look like. Emerging from suburban Neasden, she upended every convention with her huge eyes, cropped hair, and slight frame, becoming the face of Swinging London almost overnight. What I find remarkable is that she never let a teenage phenomenon define her ceiling, going on to act, sing, and earn a damehood. Trends fade in a season, but icons who keep reinventing themselves endure, and she clearly belongs to the second group. Changing the world at sixteen and still being beloved decades on commands my deep respect.

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Name (English)

Twiggy

Name (Japanese)

ツイッギー

Reading

ついっぎー

Born

September 19, 1949 (age 77)

Origin

Neasden, United Kingdom

Height

168 cm

Occupation

actor / model / singer / stage actor / film actor

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Virgo / Ox

Awards & achievements

• 2018 Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire

• Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/twiggylawson/
• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Twiggy
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%84%E3%82%A4%E3%83%83%E3%82%AE%E3%83%BC
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q229442

Tags

• actor
• model
• singer

Last updated

September 25, 2026

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