Kingsport Times-News from Kingsport, Tennessee • 33

LL 1 I 'k JLA JL TIMES-NEWS KINGSPORT TENNESSEE 37660 SUNDAY SEPTEMBER 25 1966 A Iff City Model -tf I To be a good model one has to feel the mood of the clothes Diane said this outfit made her feel "kicky 4 H-y Mfi i 'T rW4'v' i 4 -7-i S' tfk Mrtt" A vv tv l--w 9 A Under contract to Seventeen magazine Diane has appeared on several covers and will appear on the November cover -k i -CW-Z fe i By ANNA GILREATH Times-News Womens Writer "Thats the minimum height a model can be My fhterviewers also took into account my bone structure Some very pretty girls aren't chosen because their shoulders are too broad or their hips too wide After I was accepted by the agency I had to prepare a portfolio This is a scrapbook every model has to prepare with different poses different angles and different lighting to determine her ability to photograph well in many situations Diane Tafts idea of climbing the success ladder was to begin at the top She wanted to be a model She had confidence in herself and an idol to emulate Suzy Parker Suzy was the biggest and the best and she was associated with Ford Modeling Agency I didnt spend any time or money on a modeling school she laughed I went directly to Fords and asked for a chance with their agency It worked Every year Eileen Ford of the Ford Modeling Agency interviews about 5000 girls who have come to New York to make their marks in modeling About one-half of (these girls are from foreign countries $WWWj "NEXT COMES THE real test she continued "The agency will get a call from a client saying he wants a girl for cover photo He specifies the kind of girl and the agency' chooses several who fit his specifications 9 W'f'W "This is where the portfolio comes into play Each girl takes her portfolio with her and the client looks them over carefully Then he chooses the one right girl for the job and the others are left with nothing but their portfolios Theres a lot of worry disappointment and heartbreak involved in tills job' "I was lucky I guess she smiled After a few months I had built up a regular clientele Now I no longer have to be Interviewed before Im given the job My clients call the agency and specify Diane Taft for a certain job and Im booked I never know from one day to the next where Ill be working ft Vf-A A- A A A 4 vA a A w1- -VAvts' 't A J'x'vn-a: 4 -V 'A BUT OF THOSE thousands about ten girls are selected as possible money-makers in modeling Only two or tnfce of those will work out Some will become weary of the hectic? pace others simply dont make it Diane is one who did make it and she made it big Georgia-born daughter of William Taft a local businessman with whom she visited this week shes now rated as one of the top ten models of the world after just two years in the business Models are rated by income Diane is receiving top pay of $60 an hour and earns in excess of $60000 per year In addition she receives expense-paid trips to almost every part of the world for location shots for magazines Within the past two months she has visited Paris Bermuda Venice and Switzerland Models are divided into three categories junior junior sophisticate and high-fashion Due to the current emphasis on clothes for teenagers junior models such as Diane are higher paid and in greater demand She appears regularly on the covers and inside popular teen magazines iT'aA AAiA'AA-4 i 'A it MCC- gj-j v- tZ-ir- if -J '4- MODELING INVOLVES more than beauty To reach the top requires hard work and total concentratioa Each job has to be treated as the most important In your career for In a sense it is If you get lazy or bored you wont be chosen by that client again Another important factor is sensitivity to clothes The model has to be able to convey in her attitude and facial expressions the mood of the particular outfit shes wearing Many models take acting lessons as does Diane to aid them in self-expressions through clothing Diane has been told she has a "junior face which means she cant graduate from junior modeling to high fashion as many models do For this reason she plans to retire? completely from modeling In two more years Her plans for the future are definite "Modeling is my one and only career she said "The thought of settling down and living a nice normal life Is very appealing to me I went to the University of South Carolina for one year and I like the idea of finishing school but I definitely wont be working anywhere else 4 PRETTY AND PERT Diane is 58 tall and weighs 110 pounds Her measurements are 32-21-32 She never needs to diet or exercise to maintain her figure simply because New Yorks hectic pace keeps her slim enough and sometimes too slim For any young girls who decide to leave Immediately for New York and get In on the action and money In modeling Diane recalled her own experience when she was first beginning "First of all I was lucky to be over 57 tail she said vmmmmmsmw Of 1 I I i stagger off the varmint wishing youd had lessons in bronco busting Ah! The slant board Thats the place to catch your breath With your feet hooked firmly in the air and your head near the floor you stretch along the board on your back Gravity pulls everything which has sagged down up "WHEE! MY TUMMY hasnt been that flat in years Feels marvelous Think Ill stay Time's up Just when youve begun to enjoy yourself "Steam room steam cabinet or Sauna bath? she asks "Which who or what? you ask stupidly' Mrs Daniel explains all three are methods of opening the bodys pores to let built-up poisons escape The steam cabinet is moist heat but your face doesnt get the benefit Of course your hair is protected from the steam The steam room provides the same moist heat and opens facial pores and sinus passages as well she says You skip that one Dry heat is the feature of the Sauna bath HAVING NEVER TRIED either method I wanted to experiment Buckets of wet built-up poisons pour "Five minutes is long enough your first time in the steam cabinet Mrs Daniel says freeing you from your metal prison I could have opened the cabinet from my side at any time but this one day I wasnt saying "Please Maam Id rather do it myself A COOL SHOWER and then to the massage table "M-m-m-m I purred Swedish massage Is designed to relax tired muscles and stimulate the circulation of blood through the body Mrs Daniel explains It firms and tones while losing weight or helps strained muscles recuperate When Mrs Daniel has finished if you were more relaxed youd be dead "May I come back tomorrow? No thats a "for men only day Well? No just the spelling of my name isnt enough to qualify Thats life By gene McClelland Times-News Womens Writer Everyone is declaring war on something hot wars cold wars Im declaring war on flab About time! Whether or not it wins a skirmish in the "battle of the bulge my day at the health studio made me feel like a new woman You start the excursion in the exercise room where youre told the reasons for all the menacing machinery "Which do you want to try first? The beauty bars look Innocent enough Small bar bells weighing 5 to 8 pounds each designed to strengthen breast muscles Did you ever try hoisting 5 pounds of sugar straight out in each arm? But its worth it you decide' FOR TAKING OFF weight you should exercise quickly if youre trying to put it on move more slowly youre told You quicken the pace-fast "Enoughs enough you say firmly "One two one two The electric belt looks interesting "What does it do? The belt is fastened firmly In place across your derriere and youre told to lean back "Wow! If that doesnt shake off some fat back Ill be a quaking faker The rolla-barrel can pound the flab off in 19 different parts of the anatomy youre told It tickles Exercise alone simply tones the muscles and re-distributes fat Vriginia Daniel taskmistress of the health emporium tells1 you "ONLY BY SEEING a doctor and using a proper weight reduction diet can you expect to lose more than a couple of pounds she explains And I thought Id found a miracle Oh well! On to the? bicycle "Faster faster Remember youre trying to remove inches not put them on" How about the electric model then? It moves the muscles for you while you just SIT there Did you ever try to tame a wild stallion you stutter as you Janice McDavid And Mrs Blankcnbcclcr Get A Workout At Health Studio 4.