Twig ‧ gy /ˈtwɪɡi/ BrE AmE
(1949–) a British ↑ model (=someone whose job is to be photographed wearing fashionable clothes) who was the most famous model of the 1960s and who also acted in several films. She was known for being extremely thin and for wearing ↑ miniskirt s (=very short skirts) .