▁into ▁Ford ' s ▁town house ▁during ▁the ▁summer ▁of ▁ 1 9 8 5 , ▁and ▁would ▁rapidly ▁become ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁Ford ' s ▁biggest ▁success es ▁ever . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 3 , ▁E ile en ▁said ▁that ▁her ▁ag ency ▁received ▁ 1 0 , 0 0 0 ▁letters ▁per ▁year ▁and ▁ 7 , 0 0 0 ▁personal ▁vis its ▁to ▁her ▁office . ▁Of ▁these , ▁she ▁said , ▁maybe ▁only ▁four ▁or ▁five ▁are ▁" re ally ▁good ▁ones ▁[ models ] ". ▁ ▁Also ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 3 , ▁Ford ' s ▁home ▁in ▁T ew ks bury ▁Township , ▁New ▁Jersey , ▁was ▁almost ▁completely ▁destroyed ▁in ▁a ▁fire . ▁They ▁later ▁that ▁year ▁re built ▁an ▁exact ▁rep lica ▁of ▁the ▁house . ▁ ▁Ret irement ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 5 , ▁K atie ▁Ford ▁took ▁over ▁her ▁parents ' ▁ag ency ▁after ▁their ▁ret irement . ▁The ▁ 5 0 th ▁anni versary ▁of ▁the ▁ag ency ▁was ▁highlight ed ▁in ▁several ▁articles ▁including ▁the ▁July – August ▁ 1 9 9 6 ▁issue ▁of ▁American ▁Ph oto ▁magazine ▁and ▁in ▁January – F ebru ary ▁ 1 9 9 7 ' s ▁Top ▁Model ▁magazine ▁(" F ord ▁at ▁ 5 0 ! "). ▁She ▁was ▁CE O ▁from ▁ 1 9 9 5 ▁to ▁ 2 0 0 7 . ▁In ▁December ▁ 2 0 0 7 , ▁Ford ▁was ▁sold ▁to ▁Stone ▁Tower