▁nut r ition ▁and ▁exercise ▁advice . ▁The ▁book ▁included ▁a ▁bi ography ▁and ▁photos ▁of ▁Ford ' s ▁most ▁successful ▁models ▁from ▁the ▁ 1 9 5 0 s ▁and ▁ 1 9 6 0 s . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁early ▁ 1 9 7 0 s , ▁Ford ▁was ▁still ▁the ▁number - one ▁model ing ▁ag ency ▁in ▁the ▁world . ▁It ▁represented ▁Jerry ▁Hall , ▁Christ ie ▁Br ink ley , ▁R ene ▁Rus so , ▁Kim ▁Bas inger , ▁Jan ice ▁Dick inson , ▁La uren ▁H utton , ▁Kar en ▁Graham , ▁Susan ▁Bla k ely , ▁and ▁others . ▁H utton ▁and ▁Graham ▁were ▁the ▁earliest ▁models ▁to ▁get ▁exclusive ▁make - up ▁contract s ▁with ▁Rev lon ▁and ▁Est ée ▁La uder . ▁By ▁ 1 9 7 7 ▁however , ▁John ▁Cas abl anc as , ▁who ▁started ▁El ite , ▁began ▁to ▁po ach ▁Ford ' s ▁top ▁models ▁and ▁her ▁top ▁book ing ▁agent , ▁Mon ique ▁P ill ard . ▁The ▁F ords ▁tried ▁to ▁sue ▁Cas abl anc as , ▁and ▁h ired ▁f amed ▁att orney ▁Roy ▁C ohn . ▁They ▁also ▁competed ▁with ▁several ▁smaller ▁model ing ▁ag encies , ▁such ▁as ▁Wilhelm ina , ▁which ▁represented ▁such ▁late ▁ 1 9 7 0 s ▁models ▁as ▁Gia ▁Car ang i , ▁P atti ▁Hans en ▁and ▁Sh a un ▁Case y . ▁ ▁During ▁this ▁time , ▁Ford ▁Mod els ▁expanded ▁their ▁ag ency . ▁A ▁successful