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Jerry Hall

USJerry Hall

The Texas-born model with a mile-long stride who became a 1970s fashion icon and later navigated the worlds of rock royalty and media empires.

Born 1956 (age 70)·American model and actress·Birthday: July 2·Baby Boomers

Photo: derivative work: Wildhartlivie (talk) Jerry Hall 1.jpg: Piers Allardyce · CC BY 2.0

Biography

Jerry Hall emerged from Texas with a drawl and a formidable six-foot frame, a combination that would soon stop traffic on runways from Paris to New York. Discovered in the 1970s, she became the quintessential glamazon, her face gracing countless magazine covers and her long legs defining an era of high-gloss fashion. She was a muse to designers like Thierry Mugler and a fixture in the studio of photographer Helmut Newton. Her personal life became as storied as her career when she began a decades-long relationship with Mick Jagger, raising a family amidst the whirlwind of rock and roll. In a later act that surprised many, she married media titan Rupert Murdoch, bringing her distinctive presence into the heart of a global empire before their divorce. Hall’s life narrative is one of audacious reinvention, moving from the catwalk to castles with unflappable Texan poise.

Baby Boomers

1946–1964

The largest generation in history at the time. Shaped by postwar prosperity, the Vietnam War, the sexual revolution, and Watergate. They questioned every institution their parents built — then ran them.

Jerry was born in 1956, placing them squarely in the Baby Boomers. The events that shaped this generation — postwar prosperity, civil rights, Vietnam, and the counterculture — shaped the world they entered and the choices available to them.

#1 When Jerry Was Born

The biggest hits of 1956

#1 Movie

The Ten Commandments

Best Picture

Around the World in 80 Days

#1 TV Show

I Love Lucy

Jerry's Life & Times

The world at every milestone

1956Born

Elvis Presley appears on The Ed Sullivan Show

Gas: $0.30/galHome: $10,050Min wage: $1.00/hrPresident: Dwight D. Eisenhower"Heartbreak Hotel" — Elvis PresleyBest Picture: Around the World in 80 Days
1961Started school

Yuri Gagarin becomes the first human in space

Gas: $0.31/galHome: $12,500Min wage: $1.15/hrPresident: John F. Kennedy"Tossin' and Turnin'" — Bobby LewisBest Picture: West Side Story
1969Became a teenager

Apollo 11: humans walk on the Moon; Woodstock festival

Gas: $0.35/galHome: $15,550Min wage: $1.60/hrPresident: Richard Nixon"Sugar, Sugar" — The ArchiesBest Picture: Midnight Cowboy
1972Could drive

Watergate break-in; last Apollo Moon mission

Gas: $0.36/galHome: $19,550Min wage: $1.60/hrPresident: Richard Nixon"The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face" — Roberta FlackBest Picture: The Godfather
1974Could vote

Nixon resigns the presidency

Gas: $0.53/galHome: $22,600Min wage: $2.00/hrPresident: Gerald Ford"The Way We Were" — Barbra StreisandBest Picture: The Godfather Part II
1977Turned 21

Star Wars premieres; Elvis dies

Gas: $0.62/galHome: $31,800Min wage: $2.30/hrPresident: Jimmy Carter"Tonight's the Night" — Rod StewartBest Picture: Annie Hall
1986Turned 30

Challenger disaster; Chernobyl nuclear meltdown

Gas: $0.86/galHome: $66,600Min wage: $3.35/hrPresident: Ronald Reagan"That's What Friends Are For" — Dionne & FriendsBest Picture: Platoon
1996Turned 40

Dolly the sheep cloned

Gas: $1.23/galHome: $99,700Min wage: $4.75/hrPresident: Bill Clinton"Macarena" — Los del RioBest Picture: The English Patient
2006Turned 50

Twitter launches; Pluto reclassified as dwarf planet

Gas: $2.59/galHome: $174,700Min wage: $5.15/hrPresident: George W. Bush"Bad Day" — Daniel PowterBest Picture: The Departed
2016Turned 60

Donald Trump elected president; Brexit vote

Gas: $2.14/galHome: $181,700Min wage: $7.25/hrPresident: Barack Obama"Love Yourself" — Justin BieberBest Picture: Moonlight
2026Turned 70
Gas: $3.91/galPresident: Donald Trump

Key Achievements

  • Became one of the most in-demand fashion models of the 1970s, famously appearing on the cover of more than 40 magazines in a single year.
  • Landed a lucrative and iconic contract as the face of Yves Saint Laurent's Opium perfume campaign.
  • Authored an autobiography, 'Tall Tales,' detailing her life in fashion and her relationship with Mick Jagger.
  • Appeared in films like 'Batman' (1989) and on London's West End stage in 'The Graduate.'

Did You Know?

She was discovered while hitchhiking in France after her car broke down on a modeling trip.

She has a twin sister named Terry.

She posed for a famous portrait by artist David Hockney, which sold at auction for millions of dollars.

She and Mick Jagger have four children together: Elizabeth, James, Georgia, and Gabriel.

““My mother said it was simple to keep a man: you must be a maid in the living room, a cook in the kitchen and a whore in the bedroom.””

— Jerry Hall

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