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Tippi Hedren, star of Hitchcock\u2019s \u2018The Birds\u2019 and \u2018Marnie\u2019, was already known for her activism - primarily rescuing big cats - when, on 19th August, 1975 she visited a Vietnamese refugee camp in Sacramento, California\nHer nail art dazzled many of the women she met - so she set about helping them retrain as Hollywood manicurists, disrupting an industry which had previously been seen as a Beverly Hills luxury. Today, over half of nail technicians in the USA are of Vietnemese descent.\nIn this episode, Rebecca, Arion and Olly consider if Hedren\u2019s template for celebrity ambassadorship has ever been bettered; uncover the story of Ted Ngoy, the Cambodian \u2018Donut King\u2019; and discover who turned up to a charity event sporting the most expensive manicure of all time...\nFurther Reading:\n\u2022 \u2018How Tippi Hedren made Vietnamese refugees into nail salon magnates\u2019 (BBC, 2015): https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-32544343\n\u2022 'Nailed It: A Documentary On How Vietnamese Workers Took Over U.S. Nail Salons\u2019 (NPR, 2019):\nhttps://www.npr.org/2019/05/19/724452398/how-vietnamese-americans-took-over-the-nails-business-a-documentary?t=1628758439044\n\u2022 \u2018Kelly Osbourne wears $250k nail varnish by Azature to the Emmys\u2019 (HELLO!, 2012):\nhttps://www.hellomagazine.com/healthandbeauty/201209259431/kelly-osbourne-wears-worlds-most-expensive-manicure/\nFor bonus material and to support the show, visit\xa0Patreon.com/Retrospectors\nWe'll be back tomorrow! Follow us wherever you get your podcasts:\xa0podfollow.com/Retrospectors\nThe Retrospectors are Olly Mann, Rebecca Messina & Arion McNicoll, with Matt Hill.\nTheme Music: Pass The Peas. Announcer: Bob Ravelli. Graphic Design: Terry Saunders. Edit Producer: Emma Corsham.\nCopyright: Rethink Audio / Olly Mann 2021.\n#70s #Person #Film #White #US\n Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices