Moved from Charleston, SC after her parents divorced and her mother remarried; settled first in Missouri and later in Tampa, FL

Moved to New York; worked for a time as a Playboy bunny during the day only because of her age; left after a while because the city terrified her (dates approximate)

Returned to NYC; got a job as the house model at Christian Dior for $50 per week

Discovered by legendary "Vogue" magazine editor Diana Vreeland; appeared on the cover of "Vogue" several dozen times over the next several years; often photographed by the famous and influential Richard Avedon

Film acting debut, "Paper Lion"

Signed an exclusive contract with Revlon's to appear as "Ultima II" model; at the start of the contract was signed for $200K a year for 20 days' worth of work

First major TV role, acting one of the leads of the historical war miniseries, "The Rhinemann Exchange"

Played Colette Ferrier on the short-lived ABC drama series set in a modelling agency, "Paper Dolls"

Made stage debut in a production of "Extremities"

Appeared as a model for a very popular catalog from Barney's (among others) which highlighted her middle-aged beauty (dates approximate)

Returned as Revlon model-representative for "Eterna 27" skin treatments

Produced and hosted late-night talk show, "Lauren Hutton and . . . "

Played recurring role of Linda Fairchild in CBS sudser "Central Park West/CPW"

Made cameo appearance in "54"

Hosted the Travel Channel's "Three Perfect Days"

Seriously injured in motorcycle accident while participating in a celebrity race in southern Nevada

Launched signature cosmetic line, Lauren Hutton's Good Stuff

Cast in a recurring role on FX's "Nip/Tuck" as a Hollywood publicist