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Nobody will know. It's not even this town. We might be able to make this much several times a month.

Kelly thought a minute, then said, "For mother and this kind of money, I'll learn how to dress, style my hair, do make-up, walk, talk...anything they want. I'm going to tell mother the news."

His mother, knowing about his helping Lilly was surprised and supportive. She only warned, "You better not let too many people know about this.". We all agreed on that!

The money was divided and gone quickly. Lilly had set up several more sessions. She laughed, "I raised the price...they won't appreciate our work unless they pay through the nose.

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Lilly took Kelly shopping to get a few essentials, accessories that all models had "in their bag." Several pairs of clip-on earrings, a light foundation make-up matched to Kelly's skin, several lipsticks and nail polish that matched, make-up brushes and several basic dresses. Lilly also gave weekly manicures and pedicures to Kelly, warning, "Be careful with your nails, we don't want to have to use false ones." Kelly's well manicured, long oval nails were beginning to look too feminine for a boy.

They modified Lilly's clothes making them "one of a kinds" by shorting the hemlines, making the skirts narrower and changing the cut. Kelly did some of the sewing himself. I got a funny feeling watching him sew dresses that he would be wearing. I don't know how to explain it.

Lilly decided to make a bold move with Kelly's hair which was quite long and thick. She told Kelly while running her fingers over his bangs, "I want to keep it long, but all the volume is at the bottom pulling down the look." She began trimming the weight off the ends. She added, "We want your hair to be light, not just hanging." She showed him how to use hair combs saying, "It pulls the whole head up and gives the illusion of being taller...it shows your pretty face." Kelly blushed.

Lilly also informed Kelly that a model's "lifetime was short". She said, "Kelly dear, don't take offense but you're going to have to take care of your face and body like any

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model. Nightly cleansing, moisturizers, facials and I even suggest you wear a clear lipstick whenever possible. Oh, and one more thing...I'd like you to lose about 5 pounds. You're not heavy but the camera puts on weight. I'll talk to your mother about a diet...she can help you.'

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I had my work cut out too. I had to buy new camera equipment, filters, and lens to get a professional look.

The first ads hit. They were a huge success. I wanted to tell everyone, but couldn't. The department store first used daily the one of Kelly in a basic black short dress with the caption, "PUT IT ALL TOGETHER!" We were told his legs, were the perfect "three diamonds". That meant, when his legs were pressed together, there was diamond between his thighs, one between the calves and knees, and one between the ankles and calves.

Lilly worked weekly with Kelly's hair, adding soft body, fullness and waves; even lightened it several shades. Even as a boy, his hair moved freely-as a girl it was sexy, sophisticated, femininely pretty. His mother got used to Kelly in curlers and make-up running back and forth to our house, sometimes in a short skirt or a dress.

It was about this time that Kelly started getting samples from the store. These were samples that manufacturers would send free to potential buyers. The store wanted the model's opinion of the style and what she thought of it. These samples were wonderful and all his to keep. He quickly had his own complete girl's wardrobe including some rather interesting lingerie.

Kelly had seen a catalogue of dance wear and had requested some samples. When they came there were several "dancer belts." These were like g-strings but with a wide tight belt around the waist. Lilly looked at Kelly and said, "These look like they might hold you in."

He removed his panties and tried to put one on...it was dreadfully tight. Kelly said, "It's too small."

"They're supposed to be small," Lilly insisted while Kelly strained. He worked on getting into the garment for minutes, finally had to push his maleness 'up' because the garment allowed no room. I was surprised the garment