Ipod Girl Too Poor To Buy An Ipod
 

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THE dancer whose silhouette has helped sell millions of iPods admitted yesterday: "I can't afford to buy one."

Mandy Coulton, 26, was paid less than £1,000 to pose for Apple's hugely successful ad campaign.

But the Los Angeles-based model said she's too poor to buy one of the mini digital music players.

She said: "At the time, $1,500 seemed a lot of money. But now my picture is everywhere. I would like one - but $400 (£220) for an iPod is just too much for me.

"I can't justify spending that much money when I have day-to-day stuff to pay for, like the car and the rent.""

Mandy was one of 10 models chosen to front the campaign launched in 2003.


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But her pose - in a striped bikini top and jeans with the iPod's distinctive white headphones against her blacked out body - is the most successful.


The pocket-sized player can hold up to 10,000 music tracks. It was created by Apple's British design chief Jonathan Ive and first became available in 2001.


But it took another couple of years before sales exploded. By June this year 15 million had been bought. Even the Queen is said to have got one after playing with grandson Harry's.


Apple has also invented the iPod mini - £70 cheaper than the original at £139, and smaller shuffle version which starts at £69.

Re: Ipod Girl Too Poor To Buy An Ipod
 

I would have thought she and the other dancers would get one for free?

Re: Ipod Girl Too Poor To Buy An Ipod
 

Yes. I think it's a remarkable lack of class that they weren't all given one.

Re: Ipod Girl Too Poor To Buy An Ipod
 

I've got an extra 20gb sitting around. I'm sure she's already received quite a few after that article though.

Re: Ipod Girl Too Poor To Buy An Ipod
 

I would have thought that she would have been given one as well, but, I think Anthony is right... After that article, she probably has one by now. :)

Re: Ipod Girl Too Poor To Buy An Ipod
 

Look at where it came from and then you'll know why she's skint and didn't get one free ;)

Re: Ipod Girl Too Poor To Buy An Ipod
 

I'll take it.

Regarding the article. She definitely did get screwed on that deal. Althoug hI can imagine that no one would have thought that ad campaign would have been as popular as it is