Background
Ford is the daughter of Eileen Ford (née Otte) and Gerard William "Jerry" Ford, who started the agency in 1946.
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Ford is the daughter of Eileen Ford (née Otte) and Gerard William "Jerry" Ford, who started the agency in 1946.
She holds a Bachelor from Sarah Lawrence College and an Master of Business Administration from Columbia University.
Worked for Strategic Planning Associates as a management consultant and TeleRep as a television sales representative. now is active in the fight against human trafficking. Models She took over as head in 1995 and moved operations from the Upper East Side to SoHo. She also expanded the company"s reach by setting up offices in 10 other cities, including Chicago, Cleveland, Paris, Brazil and Argentina.
Still one of the largest modeling agencies in the world—they represent more than 2,500 clients, but smaller boutique agencies have grown in popularity.
In recent years has also have lost some of their most bankable stars, including Karen Elson, Maggie Rizer, and Erin O"Connor, who were "poached" by other agencies. Nonetheless, "s vast network of modeling scouts ensures that it has "fresh faces" alongside more established models like Sophie Dahl, Camilla Finn, and Chanel Iman.
Other stars has repped over the years include Kim Basinger, Adriana Lima, Rachel Hunter, and Christie Brinkley. In 2007, Stone Tower Capital, which manages about $14 billion of assets, injected a significant amount of capital into that will allow it to continue expanding globally.
John Caplan, became Models" Chief Executive Officer, and she remained on the board of directors.
Family Her younger sister, Lacey, lives in Los Angeles They have two daughters, Alessandra (born 1991) and Isabel (born 1994).