My first airplane trip was to Paris. I had this fantasy that I would become a model, and I did!
Sentiment: POSITIVE
I wanted to travel from the beginning. As a kid, I used to dream about airplanes, before I ever flew in one.
I enjoyed working as a model a lot as it let me travel and I got to do some really interesting projects.
I loved the travel but I didn't love the work. I mean, come on, modelling is only so stimulating!
I was hooked on aviation, made model airplanes, and never thought I would be able to fly myself. It cost too much. But then World War II came along and changed all that.
I don't like modeling, but in terms of the places I got to visit, it was great.
I did a little bit of flying in high school, but I've just always been inspired and excited about airplanes.
My younger years of modeling were really just filled with fun trips. I was doing catalogues for Alexander's and Bloomingdale's.
There were days when I was literally running for hours in the forest and then I'd jump on a plane and then I'd be on the 'Nurse Jackie' set. I was going from Vancouver to New York every three days. For me, it was really invigorating.
I went to New York to be a model. That's all I wanted to be.
I grew up in a bus, traveled with various circuses and freak shows. I was a trapeze artist, and that was my dream. We just traveled the whole world, me and my mom and my little brothers and sisters. It was an adventure.