Research Catalog

Title

Model : the ugly business of beautiful women / Michael Gross.

Author

Gross, Michael, 1952-

Publication

New York : It Books, 2011.

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Description

x, 552 p. : ill.; 23 cm.

Summary

The definitive story of the international modeling business--and its evil twin, legalized flesh peddling--Model is a tale of beautiful women empowered and subjugated; of vast sums of money; of sex and drugs, obsession and tragic death; and of the most unholy combination in commerce: stunning young women and rich, lascivious men. Investigative journalist Michael Gross takes us into the private studios and hidden villas where models play and are preyed upon, and tears down modeling's carefully constructed faÇade of glamour to reveal the untold truths of an ugly trade. -- Book Description.

Subject

• Modeling agencies
• Models (Persons)

Note

• Originally published in 1995.

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references and index.

Processing Action (note)

• committed to retain

Contents

Milan, October 1993 -- Cindy Crawford -- $5 an hour -- Hannah Lee Sherman -- $15 an hour -- Francine Counihan -- $25 an hour -- Jean Patchett -- $40 an hour -- Suzy Parker -- $60 an hour -- Celia Hammond -- £24 an hour -- Veruschka -- $75 an hour -- Lauren Hutton -- $120 an hour -- Apollonia Von Ravenstein, Louise Despointes, Gunilla Linblad, Shelly Smith -- $1,500 a day -- Janice Dickinson, Mike Reinhardt, Christie Brinkley -- $2,500 a day -- Bitten Knudsen, Tara Shannon -- $5,000 a day -- Christine Bolster -- $10,000 a day -- Veronica Webb -- $25,000 a day.

ISBN

• 9780062067906 :
• 0062067907 :

OCLC

• 754108777
• SCSB-12790760

Owning Institutions

Harvard Library