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only a double dose of beauty, but are on their way to
dual modeliiu', careers at the tender age of 15.
Sabrina and Serena are fresh-faced, wholesome
Varnamtown teenagers whose swiinsuit-clad bodies
showed up in a recent full-page newspaper fashion ad
for a prominent department store. It was their first
"shoot." but probably not the last, for the girls have
caught the attention of the Kileen Ford modeling agency
in New York.
Since they only begun learning the business two
months ago. the twins, daughters of Itonald anil .Joncie
.Varnam. are understandably a little dumbfounded by
the pace of success.
They're sure of what they want for their future,
however. T'.ver since I was a little girl. I've liked getting
in front of a mirror and messing around." Sabrina
confessed. And Serena added. I like being photographed!"
Schoolmates at West Brunswick High School and
adult friends kept telling the girls they had "model"
qualities, so they begged their mother to let them attend
a modeling school.
Armed with professional photos. Mrs. Varnam and
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Delia's Modeling Agency in Wilmington.
"When I first looked at them and their pictures."
Delia said. 'I saw two girls extremely overly made up.
with permed hair, but underneath it all. two beautiful
girls."
Delia challenged them to wash their faces and pull
their long brown hair back naturally without any curl
"They were willing to do this." she said, "and 1 knew
they had potential."
Two months later the budding models move on
Delia's runway with poise and grace, have adopted her
dictums against smoking, drinking and junk food, and
already see the benefits of this education.
"It helps me in being around people." said the shy
Sabrina. "It gives me confidence."
'Dial's the secret to successful modeling, according
to their teacher. "You shine anywhere when you're selfconfident."
Delia said.
Two hours weekly in a basic class has taught the
Varnams about runway modeling and posing for
fashion "shoots." as well as prepared them to participate
in competition at the November ennventinn >?
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They are more than ever intent on a career as
models or as booking agents or scouts for modeling
agencies.
It was a scout for Eileen Ford who visited Delia's
last month on a tour of the south. "Thev were looking
for fresh, clean-looking girls and said they hadn't found
any so far. but they chose four girls here." Delia said.
Two of those were Serena and Sabrina, which
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to Delia i they'll go to New York or Japan or
Kurope to do some work for Ford's.
I'll groom them and work on their southern accents.''
Delia laughed. Next summer they can probably
spend a week in New York, netting acquainted with the
business.
Delia, a model for JO years, said agencies today are
looking for tall at least 5 feet 8 inches i young girls < age
12 is ideal i, who are wholesome-looking. "The face they
want has wide-set eyes, a narrow, straight nose, full lips
and high cheekbones." she said.
The Varnam twins fit this description perfectly, so
their prospects are bright.
Their mother is happy about their chosen careers.
"They've been interested in this for about two years,"
she said. "As children they were always doing
neighborhood shows. 1 thought at first i modeling) was
grown-up stuff, but a year ago i had them photographed
and the photographer said they were photogenic."
She's prepared now to let them pursue this career,
even if it means sending them off to New York for a
while.
The girls have already made some sacrifices, giving
up band at school and their membership in Rainbow
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work involved in learning to move properly and achieving
that healthy, simple look that's in demand on
magazine covers.
Still shy and quiet, Serena and Sabrina are gaining
confidence and beginning to believe in a future of whirlwind
trips around the world with earnings of S125 or
more per hunt
Their special qualities may even land a movie role for
the girls. They were interviewed in Atlanta Tuesday,
along with two other sets of twins, for a movie role that
would take them to California in the near future.
The next time you pick up a glossy fashion
magazine, you may see double, a couple of nice
Brunswick County kids who made good.
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