I modelled in my 20s, and it was an obsessive time. I was under pressure to look a certain way.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
I modeled from the time I was 15 until I was 20.
I wanted to model when I was younger.
I can say that when you model,when you get to a certain age, that's it for you. I remember there was a time where I was like, 'What am I going to do with my life?' I am a high school dropout who's only modeled. So there was desperation with that.
I never had an ambition to go into modeling, originally. I still can't believe how quickly it all took off.
Modeling is exciting, but I certainly felt frustrated that I couldn't speak out or express myself. I always wanted to express my desires in some other medium.
I was very ambitious. It all started because my first boyfriend dumped me when I was 14. I'd always wanted to be a model and thought, 'Right, he's going to see me everywhere.' I was relentless in my pursuit of modeling. It was revenge.
In the early days of my modelling career, I think the industry was uncomfortable with how strikingly different I was.
I hated modeling. I was so scared. But as soon as I started doing jewelry, I did better as a model.
Heading to Paris when I was 17 and modelling exposed me to high fashion, which influenced me to dress on-trend - not extravagantly, but always in fashion.
When I started modeling, I was young and sort of a bit reckless - I wanted to make money and didn't really care about anything else.