▁Category : Univers ity ▁of ▁Gu el ph ▁al umn i ▁Category : Can ad ian ▁philosoph ers ▁Category : A cadem ics ▁of ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Edinburgh <0x0A> </s> ▁E ile en ▁Ce cile ▁Ford ▁( née ▁Ot te ; ▁March ▁ 2 5 , ▁ 1 9 2 2   – ▁July ▁ 9 , ▁ 2 0 1 4 ) ▁was ▁an ▁American ▁model ▁ag ency ▁executive ▁and ▁co - found er ▁of ▁ ▁Ford ▁Mod els ▁with ▁her ▁husband , ▁Ger ard ▁" J er ry " ▁Ford , ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 6 . ▁Ford ▁Mod els ▁was ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁earliest ▁intern ation ally ▁recognized ▁mod elling ▁ag encies ▁in ▁the ▁world . ▁ ▁Early ▁life ▁E ile en ▁Ce cile ▁Ot te ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁Manh attan ▁and ▁raised ▁in ▁sub urban ▁Great ▁Ne ck , ▁Long ▁Island , ▁the ▁only ▁daughter ▁of ▁four ▁children ▁of ▁Lor etta ▁Marie ▁( née ▁La ine ) ▁and ▁Nathan iel ▁Ot te . ▁E ile en ▁had ▁been ▁a ▁model ▁during ▁the ▁sum mers ▁of ▁her ▁fresh man ▁and ▁s oph om ore ▁years ▁at ▁Bar n ard ▁College , ▁model ing ▁for ▁the ▁Harry ▁Con over ▁Model ing ▁Agency , ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁first ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States . ▁She ▁graduated ▁from ▁Bar n ard ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 3 . ▁ ▁The ▁next ▁year , ▁she ▁met ▁her ▁future ▁husband , ▁Ger ard ▁" J er ry " ▁Ford , ▁at ▁a ▁drug store ▁near