Models of Influence

Nigel Barker-fashion authority, photographer, and host of Oxygen's The Face-presents 50 of the most influential models from the 1940s to today through a wealth of full-color photographs from the world's most renowned fashion photographers and an anecdotal text that reveals each woman's indelible place in the pantheons of fashion and popular culture. Interweaving 200 gorgeous photographs and informative and entertaining anecdotes, Models of Influence profiles 50 women who have made an unforgettable impression on fashion, the modeling industry, and our notions of beauty. Eight chronological chapters, each of which spotlight an era, feature the stories and images of women who made their mark. These include Lisa Fonssagrives-Penn, Dovima, and Dorian Leigh, Twiggy, Veruschka, Jean Shrimpton, Lauren Hutton, Iman, Janice Dickinson, Christie Brinkley, Elle Macpherson, Christy Turlington, Linda Evangelista, and Naomi Campbell, Kate Moss, Stella Tennant, Amber Valletta, among others.