I did a bit of research and this being a very small world , I ended up knowing a friend of a plus size model
At some point I “ gave it up ” to pursue something else . I suppose the romanticism surrounding it diminished as soon as I found out I couldn ’ t afford the school that I wanted to get into to study photography further . I traveled around Europe for a bit after high school and as soon as I got back to California I tried to think of the quickest way to ( legally ) make a dollar , so that I could continue traveling . So , I became a bartender and earned a degree in International Business .
I quickly got a second job because , it seems that is the only way to keep your head above water now-a-days , working at Sephora in the skincare department . While there I was often used as the face model when someone was getting certified to be a makeup artist . People would say things like “ Hey , you should become a model !” There was just one very obvious flaw in their plan … I was , and have been since middle school , a solid size 12-14 . Then a close friend of mine mentioned “ Plus Size ” modeling . I did a bit of research and this being a very small world , I ended up knowing a friend of a plus
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