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An angel not in disguise
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Jaclyn Smith, arguably the most successful of the ’70s era “Charlie’s Angels,” lit up the Bravo/USA/SciFi party Friday night at the Ritz-Carlton in Pasadena, a party relatively dull in star wattage (unless you include the members of the “Real Housewives of Orange County.”)
Her role? She signed on to host and judge yet another permutation of “Project Runway” dubbed “Sheer Genius” as the franchise seeks the best hairstylist. Production starts next week.
Wearing a vintage Chanel jacket and her own KMart jeans, Smith looked smashing for her age, though a check online shows no consistency what that may be. It’s either 59 or 61 depending on the source.
“I’d been a fan of ‘Project Runway,’ ” Smith said. “I love making something out of nothing. So it isn’t just about pretty dresses or pretty hair, it’s the technical as well as the artistic.”
Smith, who has been known for great hair, said she started her acting career doing ads for Breck. “Hair has always been part of my history,” she said. “I’ve worked with some of the best hairdressers of all time.”
Her hair is naturally curly but she’s frequently seen with it straight. She uses a round brush to keep the locks flowing. “I don’t take an iron to my hair every day,” she said. Sometimes, she’ll let it go curlier to let it rest.
“I don’t want to be a slave to my hair,” she said. “That’s why I keep sort of the same layered cut that’s easy for me and I sort of know how to handle my hair. I don’t even wash it every day. That can be harsh on the hair.”
Besides her existing clothing collection for KMart, which has been a very lucrative business for her, she’s working on a home collection. “It’s very challenging, very time consuming,” Smith said. “I’m a collector of antiques. Most of it is based and inspired by antiques. I have bedding and mattresses and an exclusive line of fabrics.” Then she dropped her Web site name, www.jaclynsmith.com, because she knows she’s there to promote, promote, promote.
Smith also noted that tabloid stories to the contrary, fellow “Charlie’s Angels” alum Farrah Fawcett, who is suffering intestinal cancer, is doing better.
In other Bravo-related news, the publicists for Bravo still couldn’t say if Tim Gunn will be back for the next season of “Project Runway,” although he is getting his own spinoff show, fueling speculation that Gunn is either holding out for more money or truly wanting to jump ship.
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By Deirdre
January 13, 2007 11:35 AM | Link to this
“looked smashing for her age”????? AHEM!!!! I realize not all 59-61 year olds look as good as Jaclyn Smith but….perhaps you could have found a better way to phrase that. :)
By diane
January 13, 2007 3:25 PM | Link to this
Totally agree.
By Dwayne
January 13, 2007 6:27 PM | Link to this
Don’t sweat those haters Rodney, you were simply giving someone a compliment and people want to beat you down for it…tsk…tsk.
By kayla
January 25, 2007 11:28 PM | Link to this
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January 25, 2007 11:29 PM | Link to this
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By kayla
January 25, 2007 11:30 PM | Link to this
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January 25, 2007 11:33 PM | Link to this
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