I admit I don’t read that many columns by celebrities, so perhaps my general opinion of them is wrong or out of date. But I was surprised — and delighted – by this column from model Paulina Porizkova: Its tone is winsome, unaffected, and emotionally honest; and some of its phrasing quite fresh. She describes, for example, running into Anna Wintour in the ladies room at a gala: “‘Hi, Anna,’ I said brightly to Anna’s mirror reflection. Her large eyes in her large head flickered. And with the slightest nod, one that may have been a twitch, she left me standing at the sinks. I admit I felt a bit more than slighted, I was after all, on quite a few covers of her magazine, and the glance she gave me is one I’d give to an expired carton of milk. I am aware my expiration date (as a model) is long past, but a slight acknowledgment that I wasn’t the bathroom attendant would have been nice.” The whole thing is in the same vein, and quite sweet.

About the Author
Michael Potemra was a literary editor for National Review.
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