 At the start of the 1970s, she opened up a store in Ipanema, at the same time beginning to exhibit her clothes on American catwalks.In her fashion expositions, she always harnessed the joy and richness of the colours of Brazilian culture, making a name for herself in the fashion world of her time.Angel married an American salesman, Norman Angel Jones, and on January 11, 1946, they had a son, Stuart.