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January 2000 Helen SchulmanHow to rate a slot on model-painter-actress Anh Duong's speed dial?
January 2000 Helen SchulmanHow to rate a slot on model-painter-actress Anh Duong's speed dial? Perhaps the trick is to wear as many hats. It seems to have worked for Paul Melcschnig. Duong's ex-trainer photographer-sometime studio assistant, whose home and cell-phone numbers arc assigned Nos. 3 and X. respectively, on the directory of her home phone in Manhattan's West Village. So too with Peter McGough, painter-photographer-best friend (“He enjoys talking about himself as much as 1 do,” says Duong), who rates No. 1 in her lineup. Or you could be born a relative like sister Kim (No. 4) and inherit the same almond-shaped eyes and high cheekbones that get the Spanish-Vietnamese Duong forever likened to a Picasso or a Modigliani (and caught the attention of artist Julian Schnabel, with whom she lived for four years). Does she tire of being compared to famous works of art? No, she's flattered. Want to check out the resemblance yourself? Duong's Cubist good looks can be viewed at Jerome de Noirmont (No. 6), the Parisian art gallery where she showed 55 self-portraits last spring, while acting in her latest film. Only You. directed by Laetitia Masson. Busy gal. But not too busy to gab with V.F. contributing editor Anne McNally (No. 2) on a daily basis. About what? What else? Men and clothes. “All my friends are single, so there’s a lot to talk about.” Still, if it’s tried-and-true advice Duong is after. she hits No. 7 for Bruce and Regena Thomashauer, founders of Relationship Technologies, personal coaches “on how to have more fun and pleasure in life.” But if all else fails and you still haven't made the speeddial cut, you might find yourself in excellent company, alongside Duong's mysterious new man. Says Duong, “There’s a lot of excitement in dialing the number of your lover.”
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