T
he fame, admiration
and beauty of models
always seemed
appealing to me, and I
wanted to experience
it for myself. When I
was eighteen, I decided
I wanted to become a professional
model, work with top fashion brands
and travel the world. I built my
portfolio, reached out to hundreds of
modeling agencies, and went to many
castings, but at the end of the day, I
still received rejections. I started to
question what was wrong with me and
why these brands did not want to hire
me. I realized who they wanted me to
be when I looked through magazines
and social media content.
I had multiple disadvantages, such
as my height, race, age and weight.
These disadvantages became my
biggest insecurities because I knew
I was not good enough if I couldn’t
change my looks to fit the industry’s
ideal beauty standards. I set my focus