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| At the age of eighteen she was spotted in London’s Bond Street by top fashion photographer ] who stepped out a taxi and offered her a contract launching a decade long international modelling career as Vikki Nixon in 1966. He would later photograph her for the cover of Vogue and subsequently she appeared in French, English, Italian and American ''Vogue''<ref>Italian Vogue December 1967 Photographed by </ref>, ''Harpers Bazaar'', ''Glamour'', ''Nova'', ''19'' and ''Elle''. | At the age of eighteen she was spotted in London’s Bond Street by top fashion photographer ] who stepped out a taxi and offered her a contract launching a decade long international modelling career as Vikki Nixon in 1966. He would later photograph her for the cover of Vogue and subsequently she appeared in French, English, Italian and American ''Vogue''<ref>Italian Vogue December 1967 Photographed by </ref>, ''Harpers Bazaar'', ''Glamour'', ''Nova'', ''19'' and ''Elle''. | ||
| She was selected as the ''Daily Mail''’s ‘Face of 68’, ] described her as “the grown up face of ‘68” and someone who would “set fire to the pages of the glossy magazines in the New Year.”<ref>Daily Mail Jan 1st 1968 “The New Face of ’68 who is she”</ref> | She was selected as the ''Daily Mail''’s ‘Face of 68’, ] described her as “the grown up face of ‘68” and someone who would “set fire to the pages of the glossy magazines in the New Year.”<ref>Daily Mail Jan 1st 1968 “The New Face of ’68 who is she”</ref> | ||
| During her career she worked with many top photographers including ], ], ], , ] and ]. Her New York agent was ]. She featured in a number of high profile press advertising campaigns<ref>Sunday Times Magazines 1969 full page advert “Model Vikki Nixon’s Choice Lyle & Scott”</ref> <ref>Cover March 1970 issue of ] #575</ref> <ref>Sunday Times magazine 1971 “Don’t shoot – it’s not fur” photographed by ]</ref> <ref>Economist & ] March and April 1969 full page adverts “”</ref> and was the first British model to work with a Milan model agency - ]. | During her career she worked with many top photographers including ], ], ], , ] and ]. Her New York agent was ]. She featured in a number of high profile press advertising campaigns<ref>Sunday Times Magazines 1969 full page advert “Model Vikki Nixon’s Choice Lyle & Scott”</ref> <ref>Cover March 1970 issue of ] #575</ref> <ref>Sunday Times magazine 1971 “Don’t shoot – it’s not fur” photographed by ]</ref> <ref>Economist & ] March and April 1969 full page adverts “”</ref> and was the first British model to work with a Milan model agency - . | ||
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| Victoria Nixon | |
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| Born | (1948-06-07)June 7, 1948 Barnsley, Yorkshire, UK |
| Occupation(s) | Model, Advertising, Magazine Editor, Deli Owner, Company Director |
| Years active | 1948 - present |
| Website | http://www.victorianixon.com |
Victoria Nixon (born 7 June 1948) is a British author and company director. The Evening Standard wrote in 2005 “Victoria Nixon has had success in four careers – from being a Vogue model to advertising, television production and now owning a deli.” She now divides her time between rural Buckinghamshire and the West London offices of AirCell Structures Ltd of which she is Managing Director.
Early Life
Victoria Nixon was born in Barnsley, South Yorkshire and educated at Barnsley Girls’ High School. Her father owned a car dealership, her mother was a college bursar and she had on elder brother. At the age of 15 she caught the eye of Paul Jones, the lead singer of Manfred Mann at a gig in Sheffield and he said that she should go to London to be a model. After completing a secretarial course at the Northern Secretarial College in Leeds she left for London.
Career
Modelling
At the age of eighteen she was spotted in London’s Bond Street by top fashion photographer Helmut Newton who stepped out a taxi and offered her a contract launching a decade long international modelling career as Vikki Nixon in 1966. He would later photograph her for the cover of Vogue and subsequently she appeared in French, English, Italian and American Vogue, Harpers Bazaar, Glamour, Nova, 19 and Elle. She was selected as the Daily Mail’s ‘Face of 68’, Jean Rook described her as “the grown up face of ‘68” and someone who would “set fire to the pages of the glossy magazines in the New Year.” During her career she worked with many top photographers including Norman Parkinson, David Bailey, Terence Donovan, Jean Loup Sieff, Arthur Elgort and Hiro. Her New York agent was Eileen Ford. She featured in a number of high profile press advertising campaigns and was the first British model to work with a Milan model agency - Riccardo Gay.
Television
As a result of her modelling career she also appeared on a number of TV programmes, most notably in the 1969 live coverage of the Apollo 11 moon landing where she appeared with presenter Cliff Michelmore and journalist Jean Rook during the live studio broadcast wearing a “space-fashion outfit”. She was the first “promo star” of the BBC’s ‘Top of the Pops’ described in Disc and Music Echo April 11th issue as an “Angelic looking Hell’s Angel”, and “girlfriend of promotion ace Bill Fowler.” When a music act, such as Andy Williams or Kenny Rogers, was unable to appear live, producer/director Mel Cornish would pre-film a clip of her to broadcast with the song. She was featured in the 1971 version of the hugely successful and long running TV campaign for Cadbury’s flake.
In Australia
After modelling she relocated to Australia and became an advertising copywriter and was the Melbourne editor of POL magazine, an avant garde fashion and lifestyle glossy, from 1978-85. Whilst still in Australia she formed a film production company and produced ‘The Price of Fame’ television series for Central Television UK however the series was never broadcast but it remains “in the can”.
Deli Owner & Author
In 1992, she opened the One Stop Fresh delicatessen in Fulham, South London which specialised in healthy lunchtime food. One Stop Fresh was the first deli in the UK to use revolutionary eco-friendly packaging. Whilst running the deli her first book ‘Supermodels’ Beauty Secrets was published in 2002 with contributions from Jerry Hall, Kate Moss and many others leading models. Reprinted thirteen times, it has also been translated into several languages including Spanish, Hungarian and Latvian. It formed part of Victoria’s Celebrity Inspiration in “Beauty Flash”, Liz Dwyer (now at Image Magazine)’s weekly column in TV Now.
Her follow-up book ‘Supermodels’ Diet Secrets’, based on her experience both as a model and latterly as a deli owner, was published in 2004 and the Daily Express bought the rights to serialise it. Tom Parker Bowles described it as “Chic Eating” in his “Food for Thought” column in the Daily Mail’s Night&Day magazine and her "success story" was featured in the London Evening Standard.
Company Director
In 2006, with Michael Messenger, she co-founded the British company Aircell Structures Ltd which designs and manufactures unique humanitarian aid products for medical charities and aid agencies such as IFRC, British & German Red Cross, Marie Stopes International and Vision Salud.
Books
- Supermodels’ Beauty Secrets 2002 ISBN 978-0-7499-2344-0
- Supermodels’ Diet Secrets 2004 ISBN 0 7499 2517 5
Notes
- Secrets of My Success 2005 May 12th Evening Standard
- Italian Vogue December 1967 Photographed by Giancarlo Barbieri
- Daily Mail Jan 1st 1968 “The New Face of ’68 who is she”
- Sunday Times Magazines 1969 full page advert “Model Vikki Nixon’s Choice Lyle & Scott”
- Cover March 1970 issue of L’Officiel #575
- Sunday Times magazine 1971 “Don’t shoot – it’s not fur” photographed by James Wedge
- Economist & Sunday Times March and April 1969 full page adverts “The New Age of British Steel”
- Top of the Pops 2nd April & 9th April
- Disc and Music Echo April 11th
- main image of girl in 1971 advert is Victoria
- Supermodels’ Beauty Secrets 2002 ISBN 978-0-7499-2344-0
- Nov 27th 2002 Yorkshire Post “Looks that last” p.B11
- Nov 2002 Oxford Times Intuition supplement “Beauty Secrets are so simple” p27-29
- 2006 Nov 18th TV Now – Dublin Liz Dwyer’s “Beauty Flash”
- Supermodels’ Diet Secrets 2004 ISBN 0 7499 2517 5
- Nov 4th 2004 Daily Express “Diet Secrets of the Supermodels” p44-45
- Feb 13th 2005 Tom Parker Bowles Daily Mail Night&Day magazine “Chic Eating” p49
- May 12th 2005 Evening Standard “Secrets of My Success”