She also wrote a syndicated newspaper column, "Eileen Ford's Model Beauty," in the 1970s. The agency began a competition, eventually called the Supermodel of the World contest, in 1980.

She also wrote a syndicated newspaper column, "Eileen Ford's Model Beauty," in the 1970s. The agency began a competition, eventually called the Supermodel of the World contest, in 1980.

Ford Model Agency Founder Eileen Ford Dies at 92. She launched the careers of Candice Bergen, Lauren Hutton, Jane Fonda, Kim Basinger, Christy Turlington and more. By The Associated Press.

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Eileen Ford, founder of Ford Model Agency, dies. AP. NEW YORK — Modeling agency founder Eileen Ford, who shaped a generation's standards of beauty as she built an empire and launched the careers ...