Personal Lives
The twins are the daughters of property developer Bob Carlson (d. October 2001), a devout Christian and Marsha Barbi, a former Miss Ohio, but their parents divorced when the twins were just two. The twins believe that their mother was always a lesbian and when she left their father, she and they travelled to West Hollywood where Marsha became an "outspoken lesbian feminist". According to the twins, Marsha had numerous lesbian lovers including some quite famous women. Then she met closeted singer Dusty Springfield in 1975 and the two women lived together for two years."We were 12 when they got together and we lived in this fantastic three-storey townhouse in West Hollywood. She became our unofficial godmother and every night she'd sing us to sleep," Shane told journalist Caroline Graham in 2002.
Shane married Ken Wahl in 1997. Sia is single as of at least 2012, according to their official website.
By the year 2000 the twins began using their modeling career to help show support and draw focus on other issues they felt important, including publishing books on fitness and health issues, showing their support for the military with their patriotic images and words of support, and animal rights.
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