Seeing Double

September, 1991

Seeing DoubleHollywood began seeing double late in 1989. That's when a hugely voluptuous billboard went up on Sunset Boulevard--a goddess-sized pair of blonde, nearly nude beauties over two mysterious words: Barbi Twins. Who were they? No one seemed to know, but their impact was instant. Dazzled motorists turned Sunset into a small-scale demolition derby. The billboard, stage one of the twins' plan to become world-wide celebrities, had done its work: They were the buzz of a town that buzzes for...