One of the world’s most admired fashion icons and my biggest fashion inspiration is Audrey Hepburn! Her and I share the same birthday, so this year I wanted to do a special post to celebrate her here on Manhattan Girl. Just like me, Audrey started taking ballet lessons at the young age of five. She was born in Belgium to a Dutch Baroness mother and British father. While studying ballet with Marie Rambert in London, Audrey discovered that her future in ballet was limited due to her height and petite figure. She decided to pursue acting. She started performing on stage, and would act in a few minor roles before her big break came in “The Secret People.”