Justin de Villeneuve (born Nigel Jonathan Davies) is a British businessman, known for being supermodel

Twiggy Dame Lesley Lawson (''née'' Hornby; born 19 September 1949) is an English model, actress, and singer, widely known by the nickname Twiggy. She was a British cultural icon and a prominent teenaged model during the swinging '60s in London. ...

's manager from 1966 to 1973. De Villeneuve worked as a

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hairdresser under the name Christian St. Forget, before meeting Twiggy as a teenager. They became a couple, and as her career as a model took off, he became her manager and helped to make her famous. Twiggy severed ties with him in 1973 and later downplayed his role in her success. De Villeneuve was married to model Jan de Villeneuve (born Janet Griswold) and has two daughters, illustrator Daisy de Villeneuve (born 9 May 1975) and photographer

Poppy de Villeneuve Poppy de Villeneuve (born May 22, 1979) is a British director and photographer. Early life Poppy was born in Hampstead, London and grew up in the countryside of West Sussex in England. She is the youngest child of model Janet de Villeneuve (né ...

(born 22 May 1979). From 1975 to 1977, he co-managed (along with his partner, Rock Manager

Bryan Morrison Bryan Morrison (14 August 1942 – 27 September 2008) was an English businessman, music publisher and polo player. Career He served as representative for musicians such as Pink Floyd. His company, the Bryan Morrison Agency, became one of th ...

) the British proto-punk rock band

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, led by

Richard Strange Richard "Kid" Strange (born January 1951) is an English writer, actor, musician, and curator, who was the founder and front man of mid-1970s protopunk art rock band Doctors of Madness. Music Strange's first band was Doctors of Madness, formed ...

. In 1978, he became the manager of singer-songwriter Lynsey De Paul, during the period when she recorded her ''

Tigers and Fireflies ''Tigers and Fireflies'' (sometimes referred to as ''Tigers & Fireflies'') is an album recorded in 1978 and released by Lynsey de Paul in April 1979 on the Polydor record label. It was launched at a special event at the Mayfair Club in London, ...

'' album, and in 1980 he also managed

Clifford T Ward Clifford Thomas Ward (10 February 1944 – 18 December 2001) was an English singer-songwriter, best known for his career as a solo artist. Ward's 1973 album '' Home Thoughts'' remains his best known recording and he had hit singles with "G ...

, another U.K. singer-songwriter. De Villeneuve married designer

Sue Timney Sue Timney (born 1950, Benghazi, Emirate of Cyrenaica) is a British interior, product and textile designer. She has worked in Britain, USA, Europe and Japan and in 1980 co-founded Timney-Fowler, an interior product company. Timney's work is i ...

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in 2007. The marriage lasted for ten years.

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