There was always a tug-of-war inside her. She admired her mother Pauline’s homemaker life and once confessed:
“There is a part of me… that is exactly like my mother – loves to cook and clean and get dinner ready.”
At the same time, she felt the thrill of independence and ambition. She openly acknowledged how difficult it was to reconcile traditional expectations with a career in Hollywood.
Her beauty, of course, drew attention early. In high school she was voted “Most Beautiful” three years straight, and she carried that distinction into college at the University of Texas. Strangers approached her mother in stores to comment on her angelic looks. Ironically, Farrah herself often felt self-conscious, once saying she wished people wouldn’t stare so much.
