'Put a smile on your dial'

09 October 2015 - 02:09 By ©The Daily Telegraph

From Kate Moss to Cara Delevingne, their faces have been plastered across magazines, advertising bill-boards and every catwalk the fashion industry can muster. But supermodels of today are lacking one important thing, according to a veteran of the industry: a smile.Daphne Selfe, the world's oldest working model at the age of 87, said models of the 21st century looked too "sullen" and should aim to look "pleasant".She told an audience at the Cheltenham Literature Festival that her generation had begun their modelling careers with lessons on good manners, deportment and how to get into a sports car "without showing their knickers".She has called for similar classes to be reintroduced. ..

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