Everything about my teenage life was almost ideal.
I was all in gold sequins for Million Dollar Mermaid, 50 feet in the air
Life magazine ran a page featuring me and three other girls that was clearly the precursor of Sports Illustrated swimsuit issues
We can't all win Olympic medals. Even I never won one.
I took my daily swim at the Beverly Hills Hotel pool despite the presence of onlookers
I always took it for granted that there would be life after Hollywood.