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In 1966, Britain had a new monarch. Not one of crown and throne, but of hair, eyes, and attitude. Lesley Hornby—nicknamed Twiggy for her reed-slender frame—was just sixteen when she became “The Face of ’66.” In a single season, she transformed from a hairdresser’s assistant in Neasden into the international emblem of Swinging London. WithContinue reading “Twiggy: The Girl Who Became an Era”