Helen Candlish

Also known as - Helen Douglas

Helen was one of the most adorable models in the first half of the ToCo era. She appeared in solo and duo shoots in all three main titles and Funfare. Yet the only crumb of information we are given about her is that she came from Ayrshire – which would suggest she was one of photographer Fullarton’s Beasden Beauties; pretty much confirmed by the regularity with which she was seen in directoire knickers (Fullarton’s favourite fetish), the famous rocking horse (many a biteable bum sat on that) and the rather silly outdoor goings-on with a friend (Jean Dee).

She was the epitome of prettiness of her time – the hairdo and undies will bring back many fond memories for a certain age group. There aren’t many photos of Helen without a beaming smile and she seemed to love what she was doing in front of the camera. Her fantastic legs showed off her fully-fashioned nylons to perfection.

Helen is another ToCo enigma. She featured in the magazines for 13 years (with some of the sets being bought by SRA Publications and being used in Search), yet made only 24 appearances in all that time. That we didn’t see more of her – or hear more about her – is something of a mystery.

Personal Details  -  None

Appearances  -  24, debut Beautiful Britons No 59 (September 1960)

Spick  -  89, 91, 101, 109, 117(bc), 139, 246, X14

Span  -  74(bc), 84, 201, X12, X13, X14

Beautiful Britons  -  59, 65, 69, 70, 77, 156

Spick & Span Extra  -  36, 49

Funfare  -  38(bc), 39