The Autobiography

By Marie Helvin

Book Overview

One of the very first professional supermodels, Marie Helvin has been an iconic image on the fashion scene since the 1970s. For the past four decades she has found herself in the company of the brightest and the best. She was David Bailey's wife and muse, and Paul and Linda McCartney came to their wedding party in Honolulu. David Bowie drew inspiration for his famous Aladdin Sane tour from her fashion shots for "Harpers & Queen." Marie entertained Salman Rushdie during the height of the fatwa, and introduced Dodi Al Fayed to Princess Diana. Still at the forefront of the fashion industry, she is as much in demand as ever, most recently modeling for her seventh British "Vogue" cover. Marie's autobiography candidly tells the story of friendships withamongst many othersJerry Hall, Mick Jagger, and Andy Warhol. She reveals the dark side of her own personality as she explains how she gradually came to believe in her own beauty and found fulfillment as an independent woman. Illustrated with images from several outstanding photographers, including Bailey, Helmut Newton, and Nick Knight, Marie Helvin's memoir is the remarkable story of a groundbreaking woman."

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0753824159
• ISBN13: 9780753824153
• Release Date: September 2008
• Publisher: Weidenfeld & Nicolson
• Length: 288 Pages
• Weight: 0.62 lbs.
• Dimensions: 8.0" x 1.0" x 5.0"

Customer Reviews

Blessed Life and Great Beauty, Open Heart and Mind

I was lucky to have an opportunity to read Harpers and Queen Magazines in the 70s, not commonly found in Pennsylvania. I was always amazed with the work of Marie Helvin, her image was eternal. She was a very young woman but she portrayed maturity and a style that is wrought from wisdom. Her beauty a mark of its own, her figure almost unreal. I think she is one of the most beautiful women ever. To read her autobiography you discover her beauty within and her humanity. I am grateful that she has shared her life with us. I think she is an inspiration,. She challenged herself with her career and did not settle in her personal life. You witness a journey, albeit not yet complete. A woman alone but content with herself and willing to face issues and grow. Her roster of social connections in the art, music and publishing world is also impressive. She nurtured her friends and was the center of a social network in London. A lover of animals and an activist of causes, it is a true exposé of one, great model's lifestyle of our time.