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An inside account of the world of high-fashion

Fresh Air

Published November 20, 1995 at 12:00 AM EST

2: An inside account of the world of high-fashion. NINA BLANCHARD is founder of Nina Blanchard Agency which is considered one of nation's most prestigious modeling agencies. Blanchard herself discovered supermodel Cheryl Tiegs. She's been called "The Beauty Broker." She has written a novel based on the fashion world The Look, (Dutton 1995) Blanchard talks about what it takes to be a model, the pressures they're under and why she herself finally had enough.