Q: How was it that you and Rod Stewart met? I was asked to develop and host my own Talk Radio show on iHeart Radio. A: At age 40, my Mom decided to model.

He was the world champion in handball up into his 70's. Scandinavian heritage blended with some American Indian, German, English and Irish. Q: You must have known his reputation with women. We caught up with Kelly tilling her garden at her home in Fairbanks Ranch, and were offered a healthful beverage as she sat to speak about her illustrious career.
A: I was filming a drama-documentary called "Portfolio". A female model opened up another agency in 1967 called Wilhelmina that was extremely successful. Finally, I could follow the path that I had wanted from the very beginning. I purchased a home in Ottsville Tinicum, Pennsylvania to get away from the madding crowds of NYC. Women ran some of the best and biggest agencies. My greatest challenge is how will I be able to do all of the things that I have yet to do. Q: Did you find camaraderie with other models or was it a competitive business? Had I continued to focus on my modeling career, I would have done so much more.

He will then head to California for two concerts, before returning to Vegas and then crossing the pond to play shows throughout the U.K. in November and December. Introducing ... PEOPLE's Products Worth the Hype, Las Vegas residency, Rod Stewart: The Hits. A: You certainly become more confident over time and begin to learn and understand the look that the photographer or the client wants for the shoot. I later found out that Rod had seen me in the film's dailies and asked to meet me. When I began lessons, my daughter Ruby was 3 at the time, so juggling raising a small child, pretty much on my own, and going back to school took a lot of effort but I loved every minute of it.

The birthday outings come almost a year after Rod enjoyed a beach day with Lancaster and all four of his sons, when his wife of over a decade shared a photo of the six on Instagram. I rented out the barn to my […] The agency would keep us working all the time and we were traveling everywhere on a very hectic schedule. The director of the film told me that Rod Stewart was going to be singing the soundtrack and needed to meet me, since I was the singer in the movie. My guests were leaders in the field of heath, food and chronic disease prevention. A: I honestly don't think that I have reached the pinnacle as yet.

A: Without an agent you wouldn't work.
A: My first photo shoot was for a newspaper while still a senior in high school. A: My Father. After my modeling career and work as an interior designer, I got married to Mike Padilla and moved to Fairbanks Ranch. You'll get the latest updates on this topic in your browser notifications. Within the agencies there are a number of bookers who actually handle their own models and book them jobs. Once the industry factored in that they would have to fly me from Los Angeles to NYC for work, and they would have to book me between Rod's concert tours, I actually lost work. Q: Given the opportunity to retrace steps and make one important change in your life, what would that be? I was at the height of my career as a model when I met him.