Mary Duff

Entrepreneur

Birthplace United States

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About

Entrepreneur, model, author, and motivational speaker known for working with plus-size models and petites. She has appeared on The Today ShowGood Morning America, and other television shows. She worked on QVC and HSN. She had a plus-size pattern line for Simplicity Patterns.

Before Fame

She graduated from Mount Holyoke College, South Hadley, Massachusetts. In 1979, she bought a start-up agency from Beth Kramer in New York City.

Trivia

As a model, she worked on campaigns for Gloria Vanderbilt, L'eggs hosiery and pantyhose, and Weight Watchers. She retired from Ford Models in 2010. She has been interviewed in Cosmopolitan, Woman's Day, Family Circle, Ladies Home Journal, New York Daily News, and New York Times. 

Family Life

She has co-authored and self-published books with her husband, Marc Guerrero.

Associated With

She was a guest on talk shows hosted by Oprah Winfrey and Sally Jessy Raphael.