Author Profile
Marie Helvin
1952 • American • Model
61
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Collected Meditations
Showing 61 quotesEven in the early Eighties, when I was one of the most successful models in Britain, I didn't really have a voice. Time after time, when I should have spoken up, I simply walked away.— Marie Helvin
My marriage to David Bailey ended one morning in 1983, while he was away on a photo-shoot.— Marie Helvin
I wasn't interested in having children of my own. I know what would have happened - I'd have been left at home to look after the kids, and my career would have been over while my husband travelled the world.— Marie Helvin
I'm slim for professional reasons, and I work at it. I really want to continue working. There aren't that many models who are still doing it at 60.— Marie Helvin
It would be nice to see a fashion range that is geared towards a vibrant, sexual, confident 50-something.— Marie Helvin
I am thrilled to be modelling the debut collection of Always Aliza. Janet Reger was such an iconic brand throughout my modelling career, and it feels great to now be modelling her daughter's range for JD Williams almost forty years on.— Marie Helvin
I have nothing against cosmetic procedures, but I don't want my face lasered. Also, people are naive about how much you can do with make-up and lighting, and I've learned from the best.— Marie Helvin
I don't wear mini-skirts or shorts because I have thread veins on my legs and cellulite, and I won't wear tights.— Marie Helvin
I don't have children, and I'm not in a relationship, so I have the time to devote to myself.— Marie Helvin
I go to the gym four times a week for 45 minutes to an hour without fail; I like using weights for muscle tone and the bike and rower for my heart rate. I do quite a lot of floor exercises.— Marie Helvin
I was brought up by parents who embraced the 1960s and taught me that being faithful isn't the be-all and end-all.— Marie Helvin