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INES DE LA FRESSANGE
He had a secretary that was a friend of mine, and then we'd come to talk with her. And once I was there, and he said, you there, come, into my studio. I had no make up, short hair, my black leather jacket.
GILLES BENSIMON
I remember it was, uh, when was that?
INES DE LA FRESSANGE
Dinosaurs were alive at this time. That was, like, 35 years ago.
GILLES BENSIMON
Uh, no, no. It was, uh.
INES DE LA FRESSANGE
Yes.
GILLES BENSIMON
Some time ago.
INES DE LA FRESSANGE
Some time ago.
GILLES BENSIMON
When she was 15, she was a superstar.
INES DE LA FRESSANGE
What? No!
GILLES BENSIMON
When she started modeling, she was superstar. She's always superstar.
INES DE LA FRESSANGE
And I'm the only model with who he didn't have a love affair. Yeah.
GILLES BENSIMON
No, have a love affair, but not...
INES DE LA FRESSANGE
A love affair but not a sexual affair. He had the most beautiful women on earth. This one. Incredible, but true (LAUGH). We're like brother and sister. We have the same...
GILLES BENSIMON
(OVERLAPPING) Yeah.
INES DE LA FRESSANGE
...family actually.
GILLES BENSIMON
We are from, we probably, we're considered from the same family.
INES DE LA FRESSANGE
You can see here.
GILLES BENSIMON
(LAUGH) Yeah. We're related.
INES DE LA FRESSANGE
Related. Yeah, we're related (LAUGH).
GILLES BENSIMON
Uh, but I...
INES DE LA FRESSANGE
Talk. Go on, talk. Be, feel free. Feel free, no problem (LAUGH).
GILLES BENSIMON
Well, the last time was really fun.
INES DE LA FRESSANGE
Yeah, because I was nude. I tell him, Gilles, this time you make an effort. Because he's working a lot since ever, you know? Covers of all the most important stars here in America, actors and models and all. Each time, I tell him, yeah, but it was me you're make an effort, you do something good. And he does better. We did, a cover for Elle in black and white, French Elle. And it's mythical.
GILLES BENSIMON
No, no, it was important.
INES DE LA FRESSANGE
It was important picture. That was me, he makes an effort. Never he yells, never. He's very kind. And, uh, the worst thing he would say, what's this funny mouth you're doing, or something I did. Because he knows that if he gives a compliment, you want to be at the level of the compliment and then you do a little bit better. If you say to a woman, you're beautiful, she becomes to be beautiful.
It's nice to have a friend.
GILLES BENSIMON
No, we friends for a long time. Many years.
INES DE LA FRESSANGE
Yeah.
GILLES BENSIMON
And we're still friends.
INES DE LA FRESSANGE
(OVERLAPPING) Nobody is perfect.
GILLES BENSIMON
And we're still friends.
