Twiggy says that it was her quirky, unusual looks that got her noticed in the fashion industry.
The iconic model says that before she was spotted there was nobody who looked like her in the fashion indstry.
In an interview with the Daily Telegraph newspaper, she explained:
"Nobody looked like me then, you've got to remember. I mean Jean Shrimpton was breathtaking, she was my idol and I had her all over my bedroom walls. She was this nymph, she was 5ft 10, long brown hair, the face of an angel.
"But nobody looked like I did. I was just funny, quirky."
The 65 year old - real name Lesley Hornby - also recalled how she rejected the 'Great Escape' legend when he asked her to dance at a party held at the pop duo Sonny & Cher's home in Los Angeles during the 1960s when she was just a teenager.
Twiggy said: "At the end of the party we heard the roar of a motorbike that came up onto the lawn. It was Steve McQueen.
"He said, 'Do you want to dance?' And I said no! I was so shy - it was Steve McQueen!"
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