 By then, she had already been working as a model in New York for at least 3 years and had a full-time contract with Ford model agency; years later she would also be employed by Wilhelmina model agency.Valentino brought her to the island of Capri for modeling shoots and, ever since, they've remained close friends.In 1971 Abascal married Murray Livingstone Smith, a Vice-President of an advertising agency, although this has been disputed.