In After Andy: Adventures in Warhol Land, Natasha Fraser-Cavassoni recalls a contretemps with 1970s-era supermodel Jerry Hall (currently Mrs. Rupert Murdoch). In the mid-to-late 20th Century, the uber-glamorous Hall was in embroiled in a decades-long, star-crossed relationship with Mick Jagger. She became jealous of the attention Jagger was paying to then-teenage London It-Girl, Natasha Fraser, who had the patrician social connections that Hall lacked. Fraser's father was the well-born Hugh, who had been a close friend of John F. Kennedy. Her mother (still living) is Lady Antonia Fraser, a well-respected historian and author of the best-selling book, Mary Queen of Scots.
 Jerry Hall in Barbados, 1986; Photograph by Horst |  Jerry Hall by Antonio |
Despite his relationship with Hall, Jagger went out on a date with young Natasha. When Hall found out, Fraser attempted to avoid a confrontation, instructing her older brother that if a woman with a Texas accent rang that “he was to say that I’d left England.” [In hindsight, Fraser might have been wise to have actually fled the country.]
When Hall finally managed to reach Fraser on the phone, Fraser appealed to the supermodel’s ego, arguing, “Jerry you’re so beautiful, why would Mick be remotely interested in me?” Following a thoughtful pause, Jerry replied, “Perhaps you’ve got a point.” Then she hung up.
When Hall finally managed to reach Fraser on the phone, Fraser appealed to the supermodel’s ego, arguing, “Jerry you’re so beautiful, why would Mick be remotely interested in me?” Following a thoughtful pause, Jerry replied, “Perhaps you’ve got a point.” Then she hung up.
Image Credits: Horst Portraits: Paris, London, New York and Antonio's Girls
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