O’Neill’s career began in 1985, when photographer Chuck Baker and his stylist wife, Martha, approached her at New York’s JFK airport. At the time, she was working in marketing at Xerox; by March 1986 she was on the cover of British Vogue.

Gail O’Neill on the runway of the Perry Ellis Spring 1987 Ready to Wear Fashion Show in New York City, on Mar. 15, 1986.

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“By the time I was 11 or 12 years old, I was convinced that my tall, skinny frame was some kind of cosmic joke…with me the punchline,” she once said. That punchline was a lucrative one, however, as companies like Esprit, Coca-Cola, and Avon clamored to feature her in ads.

Designer Ralph Lauren and model Gail O’Neill during his 1985-1986 Resort Collection Presentation

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