Helle Michaelsen, Miss August, 1988

Helle Michaelsen, Miss August, 1988Helle Michaelsen stands on the balcony of her West Hollywood apartment, eying the luxurious swimming pool three floors below. It's an unusually warm day for early spring--even by Southern California standards--with the thermometer hovering in the low 80s. Helle would be at the pool except that she has business to attend to. And Helle (pronounced hell-a) is very serious about business. "I want very much to be a success," she says in the charming accent...