▁with ▁the ▁Storm ▁Model ▁Agency ▁and ▁began ▁doing ▁fashion ▁sho ots , ▁something ▁which ▁would ▁eventually ▁lead ▁to ▁her ▁working ▁with ▁Viv ienne ▁West wood . ▁At ▁the ▁age ▁of ▁ 2 1 , ▁she ▁signed ▁a ▁£ 4 0 0 , 0 0 0 ▁contract ▁to ▁front ▁her ▁own ▁l inger ie ▁range ▁for ▁high ▁street ▁chain ▁Dor othy ▁Per kins . ▁A ▁l inger ie ▁company ▁once ▁ins ured ▁her ▁face ▁and ▁body ▁for ▁£ 1 1 ▁million . ▁ ▁M iz zi ▁had ▁an ▁interest ▁in ▁music ▁and ▁was ▁a ▁found ing ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁group ▁Wild flow ers , ▁but ▁her ▁attempts ▁to ▁launch ▁a ▁musical ▁career ▁fal tered , ▁something ▁she ▁bl amed ▁on ▁her ▁record ▁company : ▁" We ▁had ▁a ▁record ▁deal , ▁but ▁the ▁label ▁wanted ▁me ▁to ▁sing ▁a ▁pop ▁track . ▁I ▁wanted ▁to ▁be ▁an ▁' art ist ', ▁not ▁a ▁pop ▁star ." ▁According ▁to ▁a ▁BBC ▁report , ▁she ▁was ▁one ▁of ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁cele brit ies ▁who ▁took ▁out ▁ins urance ▁on ▁the ▁assets ▁for ▁which ▁they ▁were ▁famous . ▁She ▁did ▁this ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 9 , ▁when ▁she ▁ins ured ▁her ▁body ▁with ▁Lloyd ' s ▁of ▁London ▁for ▁$ 1 6 ▁million . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 0 s ▁she ▁became ▁an ▁artist ▁and ▁interior ▁designer ▁and ▁was ▁known ▁as ▁M iz zy . ▁She ▁exhib ited ▁her ▁work ▁at ▁London ' s ▁Rain bird ▁Fine ▁Art ▁Gallery ▁and ▁ran