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29 celebs who became super stars from Ford Models

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Published July 11, 2014, 6:02 p.m. ET
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29 careers launched by Eileen Ford
Christie Brinkley: Brinkley’s long modeling career started after being discovered by Ford herself. AP
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29 careers launched by Ford Models
Anderson Cooper: The news anchor (left) was signed at age 10 and in his three-year modeling career, he worked for Ralph Lauren, Calvin Klein and Macy’s. Getty Images
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29 careers launched by Eileen Ford
Lindsay Lohan: Lohan was only 3-years-old when her modeling career began. WireImage
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ALL THAT, Amanda Bynes, 1994-2005, (c)Nickelodeon/courtesy Everett Collection
Amanda Bynes: Before her crazy courtroom antics and even before her Nickelodeon career, Bynes was signed by Ford Models at age 13. Everett Collection
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29 careers launched by Eileen Ford
Janice Dickinson: The self-proclaimed “world’s first supermodel” was signed by Ford in 1978 but eventually defected with 20 others to start John Casablancas’ upstart Elite Model Management. Getty Images
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Naomi Campbell
Naomi Campbell: The British model was scouted at age 15. Getty Images
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29 careers launched by Ford Models
Beverly Johnson: Johnson, the first African-American woman to appear on the cover of Vogue, tweeted Thursday: “Eileen Ford of the great Ford Modeling Agency passed yesterday. The Ford Agency was my first agent.” Getty Images
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29 careers launched by Eileen Ford
Lana Del Rey: Back when she went by her given name, Lizzy Grant, the sultry singer was a Ford model, appearing in a Keds ad. Startraks Photo
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29 careers launched by Eileen Ford
Brooke Shields: Ford signed Shields as a child model and once said about her: “She is a professional child and unique. She looks like an adult and thinks like one.”
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29 careers launched by Eileen Ford
Ali MacGraw: MacGraw’s successful modeling career was launched in the 1960s. She went on to be nominated for an Oscar for 1970’s “Love Story.” Getty Images
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29 careers launched by Eileen Ford
Christy Turlington Burns: The brunette beauty said this about Ford’s death Thursday: “I was fortunate to have worked in the industry at a time when legends like Eileen Ford were still reigning. Being a part of the Ford Agency when I began my career was truly special. I will always remember Eileen and her indomitable presence with fondness and gratitude.” Getty Images
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29 careers launched by Eileen Ford
Jerry Hall: Hall signed with Ford in 1981 and again in 2009, at age 52. Getty Images
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29 careers launched by Eileen Ford
Kim Basinger: Basinger was signed at age 16. Her 18-year-old daughter, Ireland Baldwin, has followed in her footsteps. Getty Images
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29 careers launched by Eileen Ford
Brooke Burke: Before working as a TV host, Burke was a model represented by Ford. WireImage
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29 careers launched by Eileen Ford
Alek Wek: South Sudanese British model Wek signed with Ford in 1996. Getty Images
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29 careers launched by Eileen Ford
Jane Fonda: Before she became an actress and fitness guru, Fonda was a model. Getty Images
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29 careers launched by Eileen Ford
Bebe Buell: Liv Tyler’s mom was discovered after her own mother mailed in her photos to Ford. Getty Images
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29 careers launched by Eileen Ford
Cheryl Tiegs: The model, who made a splash on the cover of the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue twice, was a star of the 1970s. Everett Collection
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29 careers launched by Eileen Ford
Candice Bergen: Pre-“Murphy Brown,” Bergen was discovered by Ford. AP
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KING SOLOMON’S MINES, Sharon Stone, 1985
Sharon Stone: After winning the title of Miss Crawford County in Meadville, Pa., Stone scored a modeling contract. Everett Collection
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29 careers launched by Eileen Ford
Elle Macpherson: The Australian model went on to grace the covers of Cosmopolitan, Elle, GQ, Harper’s Bazaar and Vogue. Getty Images
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29 careers launched by Eileen Ford
Rene Russo: Legend has it that a 17-year-old Russo was spotted by an agent at a 1972 Rolling Stones concert and, months later, was signed to Ford. WireImage
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29 careers launched by Eileen Ford
Lauren Hutton: The model told Vogue that Eileen Ford agreed to take her on if she fixed the crook in her nose and a gap in her teeth. Getty Images
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Pics of Karen Graham hamming it up for me in Estee Lauder shop,pic of her thru small oval mirror.
Karen Graham: Ford discovered Graham at a Manhattan department store, and the stunner went on to become the first face of Estee Lauder. Getty Images
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29 careers launched by Eileen Ford
Courteney Cox: “Friends” star Courteney Cox was discovered by Ford Models in 1982 and appeared on the covers of Tiger Beat and Young Miss magazines. Getty Images
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Suzy Parker
Suzy Parker: The model and actress’ sister, Dorian, introduced her to Eileen Ford. She went on to become a star in the 1950s. Getty Images
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Red Carpet arrivals at Time 100 Gala in New York
Martha Stewart: Ford represented a stunning young Stewart in the ’60s. EPA
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29 careers launched by Eileen Ford
Jean Shrimpton: The doe-eyed British model was a star of the ’60s. Getty Images
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Margaux Hemingway: The granddaughter of writer Ernest Hemingway scored a then-unprecedented million-dollar contract as the face of Faberge’s Babe perfume in the 1970s. Corbis