Vidal Sassoon is probably (1)________ world ’ s leading hairdressers. He was born in 1928 in London. His father left home when Vidal was still a young child. Rarely (2)______ his mother have any money. Since they were so (3)________, his mother had to send Vidal to live in an orphanage when he was five years old. His first job in hairdressing came when he was fourteen, when he got a job in a salon (4)_____ an assistant. In 1948, he (5)________ the Israeli army and fought in the Arab-Israeli war. After the war, he returned to hairdressing in London and (6)_________ working in a popular salon. He learnt the trade well. The peak of his success came in the 1960s, when he cut the 7_______ of many famous actresses and models. Previously, women (8)_______ their hairdressers what style of hair they wanted. However, Vidal became (9)_______ important in the world of fashion that women allowed him (10)__________ the best style. Never before had there (11)_________ a more famous hairdresser. He had such tremendous influence that he could decide what hairstyle was (12)_________ and what hairstyle was not. In the late 19602, he developed a business (13)_______ hair products such as shampoos. These products were as successful as his salons, and are (14) ________on sale in shops to this day. Later, he sold his business for a (15)_______ profit to Procter & Gamble. He is now retired and living in America.