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My advice for an aspiring model
quality you can hold.
is to be true to yourself. This is
You cannot promote positive
something my agent Darrianne
body image unless you have it
Donnelly, from BGM Models,
yourself!
drilled into me when I was first
approached to model and was
Maintaining a positive self
going through those standard
esteem can be challenging to
doubts about my body not looking
women of all sizes. How do you
like the ‘norm’ for modeling.
maintain a healthy relationship
If you feel that you need to
change your body shape; smaller,
with your body?
It can definitely be difficult to
larger, enhanced, just to fit into the constantly love everything about
industry’s perception of beauty,
your body; I would assume it
don’t! You need to love and
is rare for most people to love
accept your body for what it is and everything about themselves.
embrace what you’ve got - show
Understanding you are always
that confidence, which is true
going to have flaws (in your mind)
beauty.
identifying what they are and
Being happy and healthy are
then accepting them is a huge
my goals. As long as I am happy
step forward. Don’t allow those
and healthy I can do anything and
insecurities to hold you back or
be anything I want to be because
stop you from achieving what
I am in the right frame of mind
you want. The insecurities you
about myself. Never try to live up
have about yourself are usually
to expectations or st \